Waltheria is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is sometimes placed in Sterculiaceae.[1] The name honours German botanist Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688–1746).[3]

Waltheria
Waltheria indica
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Sitella L.H.Bailey[1]

Selected species edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Genus: Waltheria L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  2. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1753). "Waltheria". Species Plantarum. 2: 673.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2817. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
  4. ^ "Waltheria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  5. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Waltheria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  6. ^ "Waltheria virgata Ewart & Cookson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

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