Wallichia

Wallichia oblongifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Caryoteae
Genus: Wallichia
Species: W. caryotoides – W. disticha – W. gracilis – W. lidiae – W. marianneae – W. nana – W. oblongifolia – W. triandra

Name

Wallichia Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 91 (1820)

• Type species: Wallichia caryotoides Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 91 (1820)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Harina Buch.-Ham., Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 317 (1826)
  • Wrightea Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 621 (1832)
  • Asraoa J.Joseph, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 14: 144 (1972 publ. 1975)

Homonyms

• Wallichia Reinwardt ex Blume Cat. Buitenzorg 11. (1823) Rubiaceae Juss.
• Wallichia DC. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 104. (1823) Schillera Rchb. (1828) Malvaceae Juss.

References

• Roxburgh, W. 1820. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 91. BHL
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Wallichia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Wallichia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 15 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Wallichia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Nov. 2015.

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