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Wissadula
Sign in to saveWissadula is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains 38 species of herbs and subshrubs that are mostly native to the Neotropics, with several in tropical Asia and Africa. The name is derived from the Sinhala language.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 596
- With media
- 270
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Collections
- IIB-UV, TEX, IBUNAM, INECOL, NY, CENARGEN
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belice, Brazil, Paraguay, Brasil
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Malveae
- Image
- Wissadula amplissima - Jardim Botânico de São Paulo - IMG 0253.jpg
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- Wissadula
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- genus
- taxon common name
- 隔蒴苘属
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Wissadula is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains 38 species of herbs and subshrubs that are mostly native to the Neotropics, with several in tropical Asia and Africa. The name is derived from the Sinhala language.
==Species== 38 species are accepted. Wissadula amplissima (L.) R.E.Fr. – Big yellow velvetleaf Wissadula andina Wissadula boliviana Wissadula cardenasii Wissadula caribaea Wissadula contracta (Link) R.E.Fr. – Contracted velvetleaf Wissadula costaricensis Wissadula cruziana Wissadula cuspidata Wissadula decora Wissadula delicata Wissadula densiflora Wissadula divergens Wissadula ecuadoriensis Wissadula excelsior (synonym W. diffusa R.E.Fr.) Wissadula fadyenii Wissadula glechomifolia Wissadula grandifolia Wissadula gymnanthemum Wissadula hernandioides Wissadula indivisa Wissadula krapovickasiana Wissadula macrantha Wissadula macrocarpa Wissadula microcarpa Wissadula paraguariensis Wissadula parviflora Wissadula parvifolia Wissadula pavonii Wissadula peredoi Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) Thwaites – White velvetleaf Wissadula rostrata Wissadula setifera Wissadula sordida Wissadula stellata Wissadula stipulata Wissadula tucumanensis Wissadula wissadifolia
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