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Thurnia

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Thurnia is a group of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1883.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyThurniaceae
Native toBrazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
14
With media
7
Family
Thurniaceae
Collections
NY, IPA/SP, VT, JBRJ, UFPE, MNHN
Recorded in
Brazil, Brasil, Guyane FrançAise

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Thurniaceae
Image
Thurnia sphaerocephala 174597790.jpg
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taxon name
Thurnia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Thurnia
taxonomic type
Thurnia jenmanii
Commons category
Thurnia
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Encyclopedic overview

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Thurnia is a group of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1883.

Thurnia is native to northern South America. Species Thurnia jenmanii Hook.f. - Guyana Thurnia polycephala Schnee - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil Thurnia sphaerocephala (Rudge) Hook.f. - Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil

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