Waltheria indica L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Waltheria indica L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 156, Oct 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Cavite. Luzon, Maragondong.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4364984

    Occurrence ID: f3018258-f444-4718-83bd-3856ecfff44d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Waltheria indica L.

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Waltfcerla indioa Stan*
Monograph of Waltheria (Sterculiaceae) ^0 H
Waltheria indica L. complex	P<4tL
det. J.G. Saunders Aug. 1995
The University of Texas at Austin (TEX, LL)
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SPECIES 33 LANCOASAE
NO.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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WALTHERIA Linnaeus
W&WfHERIA AMERICANA Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 523; ed. 2
(1845) 864; ed. 8, 2 (1879) 809.
The Liimean species was correctly interpreted by Blanco.
Waltheria) indica Linn, is a synonym and is the name used by
most authors for the species; however, Waltheria americana
Linn, has priority and should be retained. The species is com-
mon and widely distributed in the Philippines, occurring as a
weed in the open country of the settled areas at low and medium
altitudes.
Illustrative specimen from Maragondong, Cavite Province,
Luzon, October, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 156).
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