Wendlandiella is a genus of one species of palms found in Peru, Bolivia and Acre state in Brazil.[1][2] The genus is named after Hermann Wendland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Chamaedoreeae |
| Genus: | Wendlandiella Dammer |
| Species: | W. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Wendlandiella gracilis | |
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The only recognized species is Wendlandiella gracilis. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate individuals.[3] It has three varieties, regarded as distinct species by some authors:[1]
- Wendlandiella gracilis var. gracilis – Acre, northern Peru
- Wendlandiella gracilis var. polyclada (Burret) A.J.Hend. – northern Peru
- Wendlandiella gracilis var. simplicifrons (Burret) A.J.Hend. – Peru, Bolivia
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Lorenzi, H., Noblick, L.R., Kahn, F. & Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.
- ^ Stauffer, Fred W.; Eychenne, Joan; Ortega, Nesly; Balslev, Henrik (2019). "Structural biology and evolution in the monotypic Amazonian palm Wendlandiella (Arecoideae: Chamaedoreeae)". Candollea. 74: 15. doi:10.15553/c2019v741a3. S2CID 198156951.
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