Wissadula
Genus of plants
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Wissadula is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains 38 species[3] of herbs and subshrubs that are mostly native to the Neotropics, with several in tropical Asia and Africa.[4] The name is derived from the Sinhala language.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Malveae |
| Genus: | Wissadula Medik.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Wissadula zeylanica Medik.[2] | |
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Species
38 species are accepted.[3]
- Wissadula amplissima (L.) R.E.Fr. – Big yellow velvetleaf
- Wissadula andina Britton
- Wissadula boliviana R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula cardenasii Krapov.
- Wissadula caribaea (DC.) Bovini
- Wissadula contracta (Link) R.E.Fr. – Contracted velvetleaf
- Wissadula costaricensis Standl.
- Wissadula cruziana R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula cuspidata (R.E.Fr.) Bovini
- Wissadula decora S.Moore
- Wissadula delicata Bovini
- Wissadula densiflora R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula divergens (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Garcke
- Wissadula ecuadoriensis Fryxell
- Wissadula excelsior (Cav.) C.Presl (synonym W. diffusa R.E.Fr.)
- Wissadula fadyenii R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula glechomifolia (A.St.-Hil.) R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula grandifolia Baker f.
- Wissadula gymnanthemum (Griseb.) K.Schum.
- Wissadula hernandioides (L'Hér.) Garcke
- Wissadula indivisa R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula krapovickasiana Bovini
- Wissadula macrantha R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula macrocarpa Fryxell
- Wissadula microcarpa R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula paraguariensis Chodat
- Wissadula parviflora (A.St.-Hil.) R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula parvifolia Fryxell
- Wissadula pavonii Hochr.
- Wissadula peredoi Krapov.
- Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) Thwaites – White velvetleaf[6]
- Wissadula rostrata (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hook.
- Wissadula setifera Krapov.
- Wissadula sordida Hochr.
- Wissadula stellata (Cav.) K.Schum.
- Wissadula stipulata Bovini
- Wissadula tucumanensis R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula wissadifolia (Griseb.) Krapov.
Formerly placed here
- Briquetia spicata (Kunth) Fryxell (as W. spicata (Kunth) C.Presl)[7]
