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turpinia
Scientific Name: Turpinia
Family: Staphyleaceae
Category: Dicot
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About the Turpinia Genus
Turpinia is a genus comprising both trees and shrubs within the family Staphyleaceae.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Asia and North, Central, and South America.
- Some species, like Turpinia malabarica, are endemic to specific regions, such as the Western Ghats.
- Can be found in high elevation evergreen forests above 1400 m.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Turpinia Vent.
- Family: Staphyleaceae
- Major Group: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)
- Synonyms:
- Triceros cochinchinensis L.
- Lacepedea pinnata
- Turpinia paniculata Vent. (synonym for Turpinia occidentalis subsp. occidentalis)
- Turpinia pinnata
- Dalrymplea javanica Hassk. (synonym for Turpinia sphaerocarpa Hassk.)
- Maurocenia sphaerocarpa (Hassk.) O.K. (synonym for Turpinia sphaerocarpa Hassk.)
Selected Species
- Turpinia affinis
- Turpinia arguta (Lindl.) Seem.
- Turpinia cochinchinensis (L.) Merr.
- Turpinia formosana Nakai
- Turpinia malabarica
- Turpinia montana
- Turpinia nepalensis Wall. ex Wt. Arn.
- Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G. Don (Common name: Muttonwood)
- Turpinia paniculata Vent.
- Turpinia pentandra (Schltr.) B.L.Linden
- Turpinia pinnata
- Turpinia pomifera DC.
- Turpinia sphaerocarpa Hassk.
- Turpinia stipulacea
- Turpinia ternata Nakai
- Turpinia uliginosa
Morphological Characteristics
- Evergreen trees and shrubs.
- Turpinia (Indomalaya) can grow up to 18 meters tall.
- Bark is thin and brown with a yellow blaze.
- Leaves are imparipinnate and opposite.
- Possesses interpetiolar stipules.
- Turpinia sphaerocarpa has "globose fruits".
Traditional uses
- In Tamil, Turpinia pomifera is called Kanali.
Interactions with other organisms
- Eight compounds have been isolated from the leaves of Turpinia arguta using various chromatographic techniques.
- Moderate antioxidant activity has been found in the methanolic extract of Turpinia ternata stems.
Further Resources
- Discover Life: Provides information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of specific Turpinia species like Turpinia ternata and Turpinia formosana.
- Plantillustrations.org: Offers illustrations of Turpinia species.
- International Plant Names Index
- Index Nominum Genericorum (ING)
- NYBG (New York Botanical Garden)
- Kebun Raya Bogor, Indonesia (Bogor Botanical Gardens, Indonesia)
- RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)