Wightia

In habitat historic photo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Paulowniaceae
Genus: Wightia
Species: W. borneensis – W. speciosissima

Name

Wightia Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 71. (1830)

• Type species: Wightia gigantea Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 1: 71 (1830) vide Wightia speciosissima (D.Don) Merr., J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 67, in obs. (1938)

References

• Wallich, N. 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 1: 71.
• Zhou, Q.-M., Jensen, S.R., Liu, G.L., Wang, S. & Li, H.Q. 2014. Familial placement of Wightia (Lamiales). Plant Systematics and Evolution 300(9): 2009-2017. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-014-1029-5 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Wightia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Wightia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Mar. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2104. Wightia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 7 2104.