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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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Oxossia
Species:
O. capitata
Binomial name
Oxossia capitata
(Urb.) L.Rocha
Synonyms
  • Turnera capitata Cambess.
  • Turnera capitata subsp. intermedia Urb.
  • Turnera capitata f. rufescens Urb.
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Images of Oxossia capitata hosted by the Brazilian government.[4] Image 1 Image 2

References

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  1. ^ "Oxossia capitata (Cambess.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Rocha, Lamarck; Cabreira, Thaíssa N; de Costa Moreira, Henrique José (2019). "Turneraceae of Brazil". Field Guides (1169) – via Field Museums.
  4. ^ "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-21.