Waltheria

Waltheria
Waltheria indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Byttnerioideae
Tribe: Hermannieae
Genus: Waltheria
L.[1]
Species

See text.
Synonyms

Sitella L.H.Bailey[1]

Waltheria is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is sometimes placed in Sterculiaceae.[1] The name honours German botanist Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688-1746).[2]

Selected species

References

  1. ^ a b c "Genus: Waltheria L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12771. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2817. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=2ndDtX-RjYkC&. 
  3. ^ "Waltheria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21560. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  4. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Waltheria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12771. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 

External links

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Data related to Waltheria at Wikispecies