Turraea


Turraea is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.

Range

The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Systematics

The genus contains approximately 70 species, including:Turraea abyssinica Hochst.Turraea adjanohounii Aké AssiTurraea anomala HarmsTurraea floribunda Hochst.Turraea fockei BuchenauTurraea geayi DanguyTurraea humberti DanguyTurraea kimbozensis CheekTurraea laciniosa HarmsTurraea lanceolata Cav.Turraea longifolia C. DC.Turraea mombassanaTurraea nilotica Kotschy & Peyr.Turraea obovata GürkeTurraea obtusifolia Hochst.Turraea pervillei Baill.Turraea pubescens Hell.Turraea rhombifolia BakerTurraea richardii Baill.Turraea robustaTurraea rostrata C. DC.Turraea sericea Sm.Turraea socotrana WhiteTurraea thouvenotii DanguyTurraea venulosa BakerTurraea villosa BennettTurraea virens L.Turraea wakefieldii Oliv.Turraea zambesica Sprague & Hutch. ex Hutch.