Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Species:
repens
ID:
1143355

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Blume) Merr. & Rolfe

Source:
tro

Year:
1908

Citation Micro:
Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 111 (1908)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001142693



Common Names

  • Triumfetta repens
  • Creeping Triumfetta
  • Creeping Starwort


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Description

Triumfetta repens (also called creeping burr, among many other common names) is a shrub native to China, Japan, and Korea. It has a rounded, spreading crown and a short trunk with a smooth, gray bark. The leaves are trifoliate, serrated, and dark green in color. It grows in moist forests, along rivers, and in valleys.

Uses & Benefits

Triumfetta repens is used as an ornamental plant in gardens, as a source of timber, and for its edible fruits.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Triumfetta repens has small, yellow, star-shaped flowers with five petals. Its seeds are small, black, and round. Its seedlings have long, thin, light green leaves.

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Where to Find Triumfetta repens

Triumfetta repens can be found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.

Species in the Triumfetta genus

Triumfetta johnstonii, Triumfetta keniensis, Triumfetta litticola, Triumfetta leptacantha, Triumfetta lepidota, Triumfetta longipedunculata, Triumfetta lappula, Triumfetta kundelungensis, Triumfetta mearnsii, Triumfetta marsupiata, Triumfetta macrocoma, Triumfetta maconochieana, Triumfetta malebarica, Triumfetta kenneallyi, Triumfetta heterocarpa, Triumfetta hapala, Triumfetta heptaphylla, Triumfetta inermis, Triumfetta japonica, Triumfetta jaegeri, Triumfetta incana, Triumfetta hundtii, Triumfetta propinqua, Triumfetta persimilis, Triumfetta pentandra, Triumfetta parviflora, Triumfetta paradoxa, Triumfetta rhodoneura, Triumfetta reflexa, Triumfetta pustulata, Triumfetta prostrata, Triumfetta ramosa, Triumfetta mitchellii, Triumfetta monstrosa, Triumfetta pannosa, Triumfetta micracantha, Triumfetta mellina, Triumfetta orthacantha, Triumfetta oenpelliensis, Triumfetta nigricans, Triumfetta obliqua, Triumfetta nutans, Triumfetta aspera, Triumfetta angolensis, Triumfetta graveolens, Triumfetta arnhemica, Triumfetta aquila, Triumfetta appendiculata, Triumfetta antunesii, Triumfetta antrorsa,

Species in the Malvaceae family

Abelmoschus angulosus, Abelmoschus caillei, Abelmoschus crinitus, Abelmoschus esculentus, Abelmoschus ficulneus, Abelmoschus hostilis, Abelmoschus magnificus, Abelmoschus manihot, Abelmoschus moschatus, Abelmoschus muliensis, Abelmoschus sagittifolius, Abelmoschus enbeepeegearensis, Abroma augustum, Abutilon abutiloides, Abutilon affine, Abutilon alii, Abutilon amplum, Abutilon andrewsianum, Abutilon andrieuxii, Abutilon anglosomaliae, Abutilon angulatum, Abutilon anodoides, Abutilon appendiculatum, Abutilon arenarium, Abutilon arequipense, Abutilon auritum, Abutilon austroafricanum, Abutilon badium, Abutilon balansae, Abutilon bastardioides, Abutilon benedictum, Abutilon berlandieri, Abutilon bidentatum, Abutilon bracteosum, Abutilon buchii, Abutilon burandtii, Abutilon bussei, Abutilon californicum, Abutilon calliphyllum, Abutilon carinatum, Abutilon coahuilae, Abutilon commutatum, Abutilon cryptopetalum, Abutilon cuspidatum, Abutilon densiflorum, Abutilon dinteri, Abutilon dispermum, Abutilon divaricatum, Abutilon dugesii, Abutilon durandoi,

References

The Plant List v1.1 record tro-32200565: Based on the initial data import
Carl Ludwig Blume (1796-1862): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Blume' in the authors string.
Elmer Drew Merrill (1876-1956): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Merr.' in the authors string.
Robert Allen Rolfe (1855-1921): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Rolfe' in the authors string.