Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don

Muttonwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Crossosomatales > Staphyleaceae > Turpinia

Characteristics

long. Flowers 5-parted sepals concave, at least one somewhat longer than the others, to 2.7 mm long, rounded at the apex, persisting in fruit; petals white, obovate, rounded at the apex, 2.3-2.7 mm long; stamens 5, as long as the petals, alternating with them from between the lobes of a crenate or lobed disc, the  anthers ovate, attached at the center, the thecae directed upward; pistil of 3 free carpels, the styles connate at anthesis, later becoming free, the stigmas united, held at about the level of the anthers. Berries yellow, subglobose to obovate, 3-locular, to 2 cm diam., with 3 radial grooves at the apex; seeds several per locule, irregularly ovate, 4-5 mm long, smooth, orange brown.
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Trees to 18 m tall and 30 cm d.b.h.; periderm with many, close, small, vertical fissures; inner bark brown with white markings; sap without odor, glabrate throughout. Leaves opposite, 3-9-foliolate; petiole 4-6(-11) cm long; petiolules less than 1 cm long, longer on terminal leaflets; leaflets elliptic or ovate-elliptic, acuminate, attenuate to rounded at the base, 6-13 cm long, 2.5-6.5 cm wide, sharply to obscurely serrate-crenate; stipules inconspicuous. Inflorescences termi-nal or upper-axillary, much-branched panicles to 30 cm long; pedicels 1-3 mm
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 18.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
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Images

Leaf

Turpinia occidentalis leaf picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Turpinia occidentalis flower picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Turpinia occidentalis world distribution map, present in Brazil and Panama

Conservation status

Turpinia occidentalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:785554-1
WFO ID wfo-0000459223
COL ID 59Q6J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630849
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Synonyms

Lacepedea paniculata Maurocenia occidentalis Triceros paniculata Turpinia heterophylla Turpinia occidentalis Staphylea corymbosa Staphylea occidentalis Maurocenia heterophylla Lacepedea pinnata Turpinia sambucina Turpinia multijuga Turpinia jimenezii Turpinia corymbosa Staphylea heterophylla Dalrympelea domingensis Turpinia glandulosa Turpinia schiedeana Jahnia meridensis Turpinia paniculata Turpinia pinnata Triceros occidentalis Maurocenia occidentalis var. leucosperma Turpinia occidentalis subsp. occidentalis Maurocenia pinnata