Oxossia capitata is a shrub native to the wet tropics of southern Brazil.[1] It was previously classified as Turnera, however, recent phylogenetic analyses suggested the species should be placed in Oxossia.[2] O. capitata has heterostylous white pointed flowers.[2][3]
| Oxossia capitata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. capitata
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia capitata (Urb.) L.Rocha
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External links
editImages of Oxossia capitata hosted by the Brazilian government.[4] Image 1 Image 2
References
edit- ^ "Oxossia capitata (Cambess.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Rocha, Lamarck; Cabreira, Thaíssa N; de Costa Moreira, Henrique José (2019). "Turneraceae of Brazil". Field Guides (1169) – via Field Museums.
- ^ "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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