Waltheria

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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]

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Waltheria
Waltheria indica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Byttnerioideae
Tribe: Hermannieae
Genus: Waltheria
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Species

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Synonyms[3]
  • Astropus Spreng.
  • Lophanthus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., nom. illeg.
  • Sitella L.H.Bailey
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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.

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