Oxossia albicans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Oxossia
Species:
O. albicans
Binomial name
Oxossia albicans
(Urb.) L.Rocha
Synonyms
  • Turnera albicans Urb.

Oxossia albicans is a subshrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae subfamily Turneroideae).[1] It is native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil, specifically the Atlantic forest. [1][2][3]

Description

It is 40 - 80 cm tall and has yellow heterostylous flowers.[3]

Taxonomy

Taxonomic history

Previously, O. albicans was classified as Turnera, however, recent phylogenetic analyses justified its classification as Oxossia.[4]

Conservation

As of 2017, O. albicans is classified as endangered.[5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Turnera albicans Urb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. 1 2 "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  4. ↑ Rocha, Lamarck; Ribeiro, Patrícia Luz; Endress, Peter K.; Rapini, Alessandro (2019). "A brainstorm on the systematics of Turnera (Turneraceae, Malpighiales) caused by insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 137: 44–63. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.015. PMID 30999036. S2CID 121658801.
  5. ↑ Lista do grau de ameaça das espécies de Flora e Fauna do estado da Bahia
  6. ↑ SiBBr. "Species: Turnera albicans". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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