Waltheria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Hermannieae
Genus: Waltheria
Species: W. acapulcensis – W. ackermanniana – W. acuminata – W. albicans – W. arenaria – W. arenicola – W. aspera – W. astropus – W. bahamiensis – W. belizensis – W. berteroi – W. bicolor – W. brachypetala – W. bracteosa – W. brevipes – W. calcicola – W. carmensarae – W. carmensarae – W. carpinifolia – W. cinerescens – W. collina – W. communis – W. conzattii – W. detonsa – W. excelsa – W. ferruginea – W. fryxellii – W. glabra – W. glazioviana – W. glomerata – W. indica – W. involucrata – W. ladewii – W. lanceolata – W. lophanthus – W. lundelliana – W. macrophylla – W. macropoda – W. madagascarensis – W. maritima – W. microphylla – W. nipensis – W. operculata – W. ovalifolia – W. ovata – W. paniculata – W. petiolata – W. polyantha – W. preslii – W. pringlei – W. procumbens – W. pyrolifolia – W. rotundifolia – W. scabra – W. selloana – W. tomentosa – W. tridentata – W. vernonioides – W. virgata – W. viscosissima

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Waltheria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 21. Reference page.

Name

Waltheria L., Sp. Pl. 2: 673 (1753).

Type species: Waltheria indica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 673 (1753)

Note: Waltheria americana and W. indica have equal priority according to ICN Code Art. 11, Ex. 18, but W. indica is treated as having priority over W. americana by IPNI (2020) and therefore it becomes the type species.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Astropus Spreng. in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 64 (1822)
- Lophanthus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. in Char. Gen. Pl.: 27 (1776)
- Sitella L.H.Bailey in Gentes Herbarum 4: 349 (1940)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Tropical America, Africa & Australia
- - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cayman Is., Central American Pac, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Marquesas, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Northern Territory, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Western Australia, Windward Is.
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Angola, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Easter Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Kazan-retto, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Line Is., Malawi, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 673. Reference page.

Additional references

Britton, N.L. 1918. Flora of Bermuda 242.
Hinsley, S.R. 2011. Waltheria Notes. Malvaceae Info. Published on internet. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 30 [1].

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Waltheria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 DEc. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Waltheria. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 21 2020.

Vernacular names

مصرى: والثريا
čeština: Walterie
മലയാളം: വാൽത്തീരിയ
中文: 蛇婆子属

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