Oxossia albicans

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Oxossia albicans
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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]

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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]

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References

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  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.