Waltheria
| Waltheria | |
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| Waltheria indica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Byttnerioideae |
| Tribe: | Hermannieae |
| Genus: | Waltheria L.[1][2] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Waltheria is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is sometimes placed in Sterculiaceae.[1] It includes 61 species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, West Africa, Madagascar, Peninsular Malaysia, northern Australia, and the central Pacific.[3] The name honours German botanist Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688–1746).[4]
Species
61 species are accepted.[3]
- Waltheria acapulcensis Rose
- Waltheria ackermanniana K.Schum.
- Waltheria acuminata Rose
- Waltheria albicans Turcz.
- Waltheria arenaria Ridl.
- Waltheria arenicola A.Rodr.
- Waltheria bahamensis Britton
- Waltheria belizensis J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria berteroi (Spreng.) J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria bicolor J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria biribiriensis J.G.Saunders ex T.S.Coutinho & Colli-Silva
- Waltheria brachypetala Turcz.
- Waltheria bracteosa A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
- Waltheria calcicola Urb. – Raichie
- Waltheria carmensarae J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria carpinifolia A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
- Waltheria cinerescens A.St.-Hil.
- Waltheria collina K.Schum.
- Waltheria communis A.St.-Hil.
- Waltheria conzattii Standl.
- Waltheria coriacea J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria detonsa A.Gray
- Waltheria excelsa Turcz.
- Waltheria ferruginea A.St.-Hil.
- Waltheria flavovirens J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria fryxellii J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria glabra Poir.
- Waltheria glabribracteata T.S.Coutinho & M.Alves
- Waltheria glazioviana K.Schum.
- Waltheria glomerata C.Presl
- Waltheria hatschbachii J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria hoehnei J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria indica L. – Basora-prieta, ʻuhaloa[5][6]
- Waltheria involucrata Benth.
- Waltheria ladewii Rusby
- Waltheria lanceolata R.Br. ex Mast.
- Waltheria lundelliana J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria macrophylla Hassl.
- Waltheria madagascariensis (DC.) Hochr.
- Waltheria marielleae T.S.Coutinho & M.Alves
- Waltheria maritima A.St.-Hil.
- Waltheria matogrossensis J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria microphylla Cav.
- Waltheria operculata Rose
- Waltheria ovata Cav.
- Waltheria petiolata K.Schum.
- Waltheria polyantha K.Schum.
- Waltheria preslii Walp.
- Waltheria pringlei Rose & Standl.
- Waltheria procumbens J.G.Saunders & Soria
- Waltheria pyrolifolia A.Gray
- Waltheria rotundifolia Schrank
- Waltheria saundersiae T.S.Coutinho & M.Alves
- Waltheria scabra (Colla) P.L.R.Moraes & Guglielmone
- Waltheria selloana K.Schum.
- Waltheria terminans J.G.Saunders ex T.S.Coutinho & Colli-Silva
- Waltheria tomentosa (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) H.St.John
- Waltheria tridentata J.G.Saunders
- Waltheria vernonioides R.E.Fr.
- Waltheria virgata Ewart & Cookson[7]
- Waltheria viscosissima A.St.-Hil.
References
- ^ a b "Genus: Waltheria L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ Linnaeus, C. (1753). "Waltheria". Species Plantarum. 2: 673.
- ^ a b c "Waltheria L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2817. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
- ^ "Waltheria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Waltheria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "Waltheria virgata Ewart & Cookson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-04-13.