Turner ( lat. Turneraceae ) - a family of flowering plants , consisting of 10 genera and 120 species , common in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and America .
| Turner |
Turnera subulata |
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Turneraceae Kunth ex DC. ( 1828 ), nom. cons. |
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Turnera - Turner |
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According to the Kronquist system, this family is included in the order of Violet , but the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group includes this family in the order of Malpigaceae . The family is very close to the Passionflower family.
Most of the turners are grasses and shrubs ; occasionally there are trees .
