Turnera Plum. ex L.

Description of the genus

For descriptions see World Flora Online

Worldwide: 139 species, mostly in tropical and subtropical America but two species native in Africa. One species (T. ulmifolia) mostly cultivated but somewhat doubtfully also found as an escape.

Kenya: 0 taxa.

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Other sources of information about Turnera:

Our websites:

Flora of Angola: Turnera
Flora of Angola: cultivated Turnera

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Turnera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Turnera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Turnera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Turnera
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Turnera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Turnera
JSTOR Plant Science: Turnera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Turnera
Plants of the World Online: Turnera
Tropicos: Turnera
Wikipedia: Turnera

Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Genus page: Turnera.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2933, retrieved 21 September 2026

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