Triumfetta rhomboidea
| Triumfetta rhomboidea | |
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| Flowering plant in Kerala, Indi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Triumfetta |
| Species: | T. rhomboidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Triumfetta rhomboidea | |
Triumfetta rhomboidea, commonly known as diamond burbark[2] or Chinese bur, is a shrub that is extensively naturalised in tropical regions.[3][4] It is thought that to have come to Australia from China.[3] Its bark—sometimes called burbark--makes a kind of jute.
The taxon was first formally described in 1760 by botanist Nikolaus von Jacquin.[5]
Description
Various sources give the number of stamens as being between 8 and 15.[6][7][8][9] The fruit is round to slightly ovoid[8] and about 6 millimetres (0.2 in) in diameter with smooth spines which are about 2 millimetres (0.1 in) long.[3] The stems are covered in star-shaped (stellate) hairs.[8] Its embryology was described by Venkata Rao in 1952.[10]
References
- ^ "Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triumfetta rhomboidea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Harden G. J. "Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Triumfetta rhomboidea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Triumfetta rhomboidea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "eflora of India: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Flora of Pakistan: Triumfetta ". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Flora of North America: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Flora of China: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Rao, C.V. & Rao, K.V.S. 1952. A contribution to the embryology of Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq. & Corchorus acutangulus L. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society XXX1 56-68.
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