Turnera ulmifolia--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 7 Apr 03. 194.jpg
Native to Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Central American Pacific Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.; introduced into Aldabra, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Brazil West-Central, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Fiji, Florida, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Line Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica, San Jose (InBio Parque)
Location Remarks
Santo Domingo de Heredia, a suburb of San Jose.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Turneraceae
Genus
Turnera
Specific Epithet
ulmifolia
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#313,564 of 335,497
Top 94%
Extinction probability
6%
