Turnera oculata — a medium houseplant
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Turnera oculata

Turnera Oculata

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Turnera oculata is a species of evergreen, woody shrub, bearing striking yellow flowers with a dark centre, and occurring in the Kaokoveld in the Namib Desert in northern Namibia and in southern Angola. It is one of some 130 species occurring mainly in South America, but with two species found in Africa - one in Namibia and Angola, and the other in tropical Africa.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Turnera
Family
Passifloraceae
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Turnera oculata flower
PLATE 01 · flower
Turnera oculata flower
PLATE 02 · flower
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