Weldenia candida

Weldenia candida

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Thyrsantheminae
Genus: Weldenia
Species: Weldenia candida

Name

Weldenia candida Schult.f., Flora 12: 3 (1829)

• monotypic taxon

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Rugendasia majalis Schiede in D.F.L.von Schlechtendal, Hort. Hal.: 14 (1841)
  • Weldenia schultesii Schltdl., Hort. Hal.: 14 (1841), not intended as an epithet.
  • Lampra volcanica Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 95 (1842)
  • Rugendasia majalis Ehrenb. ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 121: t. 7405 (1895), pro syn.
  • Weldenia candida f. caerulea Matuda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 30: 112 (1959 publ. 1960)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Guatemala. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schultes, J.H. 1829. Flora 12: 3. BHL

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Weldenia candida. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Weldenia candida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Weldenia candida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Weldenia candida. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Weldenia candida. Published online. Accessed: 1 Aug 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Weldenia candida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Aug 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 银瓣花

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