| Oxossia albicans | |
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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. albicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha | |
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Oxossia albicans is a subshrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae subfamily Turneroideae). It is native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil, specifically the Atlantic forest.
Description
It is 40–80 cm tall and has yellow heterostylous flowers.
Taxonomy
Taxonomic history
Previously, O. albicans was classified as Turnera, however, recent phylogenetic analyses justified its classification as Oxossia.
Conservation
As of 2017, O. albicans is classified as endangered.
References
- ^ "Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- "Turnera albicans Urb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- 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.
- Lista do grau de ameaça das espécies de Flora e Fauna do estado da Bahia
- SiBBr. "Species: Turnera albicans". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Oxossia albicans | |
| Turnera albicans | |
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