Triumfetta_rhomboidea

<i>Triumfetta rhomboidea</i>

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Species of shrub

Triumfetta rhomboidea, commonly known as diamond burbark,[2] Chinese bur, or kulutkulutan in Tagalog, 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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triumfetta rhomboidea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    Harden G. J. "Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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    "Triumfetta rhomboidea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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    "Triumfetta rhomboidea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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    "eflora of India: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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    "Flora of Pakistan: Triumfetta ". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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    "Flora of North America: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Flora of China: Triumfetta rhomboidea". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. [10]
    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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