Waltheria

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.
Species

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

Waltheria is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is sometimes placed in Sterculiaceae. It includes 61 species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, West Africa, Madagascar, Peninsular Malaysia, northern Australia, and the central Pacific. The name honours German botanist Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688–1746).

Species

61 species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Waltheria L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2817. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
  5. ↑ "Waltheria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  6. ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Waltheria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Waltheria virgata Ewart & Cookson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-04-13.