Common name
English: Yellow Alder
German: Großblättrige Damiana
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Turneraceae (1)(family description)
Genus: Turnera (3)
Epithet: ulmifolia L. (1)
Synonyms: Piriqueta ulmifolia L., Turnera alba Liebm., Turnera angustifolia Mill., Turnera chamaedrys Klotzsch, Turnera cistoides Baill., Turnera corchoroides Klotzsch, Turnera cuneiformis Bello, Turnera frutescens Mill., Turnera obtusifolia Sm., Turnera odorata Vahl, Turnera surinamensis Miq., Turnera ulmifolia Rose, Turnera virgata Willd.
alba => white
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
chamaedrys => reference to the leaf margine and ground cover habit that resembles an oak species of creeping habit
frutescens => shrubby, becoming shrubby
obtusifolia => with leaves blunt at the apex
odorata => sweet-smelling
surinamensis => from Suriname
ulmifolia => elm-leaved
virgata => composed of willowy twigs
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical, tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Turnera ulmifolia at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1053] Turnera ulmifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)