Turnera subulata

Turnera subulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Turnera
Species:
T. subulata
Binomial name
Turnera subulata
Synonyms[1]
  • Turnera elegans Otto
  • Turnera mollis Kunth
  • Turnera peruviana Willd.
  • Turnera sericea Kunth

Turnera subulata is a species of flowering subshrub[2] in the passionflower family known by the common names white buttercup, sulphur alder, politician's flower, dark-eyed turnera,[3] and white alder.[3][4] Despite its names, it is not related to the buttercups or the alders. It is native to Central and South America, from Panama south to Brazil. It is well known in many other places as an introduced species, such as Malaysia, Indonesia, several other Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, and Florida in the United States.[1][5]

It is commonly cultivated as a garden flower,[5] but because of its high adaptability, it is also known as a garden weed. [6]

  1. ^ a b "Turnera subulata Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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  3. ^ a b Yim, Elaine (April 28, 2012). "What's up, buttercup?". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Turnera subulata". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk. US Forest Service. 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Turnera subulata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).