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Cuban Buttercup
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Cuban Buttercup

Turnera subulata J.E.Sm.

Names

EnglishCuban Buttercup
Dutch—
SpanishBrillalasonce
Chinese时钟花
Scientific nameTurnera subulata J.E.Sm.

About this species

Turnera subulata is a species of flowering subshrub in the passionflower family known by the common names white buttercup, sulphur alder, politician's flower, dark-eyed turnera, and white alder. Despite its names, it is not related to the buttercups or the alders. It is native to Central and South America, from Panama south to Brazil. It is well known in many other places as an introduced species, such as Malaysia, Indonesia, several other Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, and Florida in the United States.

It is commonly cultivated as a garden flower, but because of its high adaptability, it is also known as a garden weed.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyTurneraceae
GenusTurnera

Related species in Suriname