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Waltheria

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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[3]
  • 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.[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]

Species

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61 species are accepted.[3]

References

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  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.
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