Weldenia

Weldenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Weldenia
Schult.f.
Species: W. candida
Binomial name
Weldenia candida
Schult.f.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Rugendasia Schiede ex Schltdl. (1841)
  • Lampra Benth. (1842)
  • Rugendasia majalis Schiede ex Schltdl. (1841)
  • Weldenia schultesii Schltdl. (1841)
  • Lampra volcanica Benth. (1842)
  • Rugendasia majalis Ehrenb. ex Hook.f. (1895)
  • Weldenia candida f. caerulea Matuda (1959 publ. 1960)

Weldenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Commelinaceae family, first described in 1829. It has one single species: Weldenia candida,[3] which grows originally in Mexico and Guatemala.[1][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Weldenia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Weldenia candida". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  3. ↑ The International Plant Names Index
  4. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
  5. ↑ Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1952. Commelinaceae. 24(3): 1–42. In P. C. Standley & J. A. Steyermark (eds.) Flora de Guatemala, Part III, Fieldiana, Botany. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.