Turania (plant)
| Turania | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salsoloideae |
| Genus: | Turania Akhani & Roalson (2007) |
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Turania is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It includes four species native to Central Asia, ranging from Iran and Afghanistan to Xinjiang and Kazakhstan.
- Turania androssowii (Litv.) Akhani – Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
- Turania aperta (Paulsen) Akhani – Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang
- Turania deserticola (Iljin) Akhani – Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
- Turania sogdiana (Bunge) Akhani – Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan