Wissadula

Wissadula is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains 25 to 30 species of herbs and subshrubs that are mostly native to the Neotropics, with several in tropical Asia and Africa.[3] The name is derived from the Sinhala language.[4]

Wissadula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus: Wissadula
Medik.[1]
Type species
Wissadula zeylanica
Medik.[2]
Species

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Selected species
  • Wissadula amplissima (L.) R.E.Fr. – Big yellow velvetleaf
  • Wissadula contracta (Link) R.E.Fr. – Contracted velvetleaf
  • Wissadula diffusa R.E.Fr.
  • Wissadula divergens (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) K.Presl ex Thwaites – White velvetleaf[5]

Formerly placed here
  • Briquetia spicata (Kunth) Fryxell (as W. spicata (Kunth) C.Presl)[6]

References
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  1. "Genus: Wissadula Medik". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  2. "Wissadula Medik". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. "Wissadula Medikus, Malvenfam. 24. 1787". Flora of China. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  4. Stearn, William Thomas (2004). Botanical Latin. Timber Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-88192-627-9.
  5. "Wissadula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  6. "GRIN Species Records of Wissadula". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-18.


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