Turnera ulmifolia L.

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Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.Turnera ulmifolia L. Turneraceae, also placed in Passifloraceae. CN: [Malay - Lidah kucing], Ramgoat dashalong, Sage-rose, West Indian-holly, Yellow-alder. Native of Florida, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Caribbean. Naturalized in the tropics and widely cultivated as ornamental. A recent study found that yellow alder potentiated the antibiotic activity against methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus. Seeds have oil containing arils and dispersed by ants, which carry the seeds to nest where the arils are consumed.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?40781en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnera_ulmifoliaMalayan Forest Records No. 49, FRIM