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Waltheria indica L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 673 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000427365.

Synonyms of Waltheria indica L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Waltheria pauciflora Hochst. ex Mast. Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 235. 1868 [Oct 1868] wfo-0000427304
Waltheria pedunculata Willd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 783. wfo-0000427305
Waltheria debilis Bojer Hortus Maurit. 39, nomen (Quid ?). 1837 wfo-0000427330
Waltheria americana L. Sp. Pl. : 673 (1753) wfo-0000427344
Waltheria martii Colla Herb. Pedem. 1: 433 (1833) wfo-0000427349
Waltheria obtusa Willd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 783. wfo-0000427359
Waltheria laxa Thulin Nordic J. Bot. 19: 13 (1999) wfo-0000427379
Waltheria americana var. elliptica K.Schum. Fl. Bras. 12(3): 65 (1886) wfo-0000430807
Waltheria americana var. glandulosa R.E.Fr. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , n.s., 42(12): 14 (1908) wfo-0000430810
Waltheria americana var. densiflora K.Schum. Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 46 1900 wfo-0000742783
Waltheria americana var. indica (L.) K.Schum. Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 47 1900 wfo-0000742785
Waltheria americana var. subspicata K.Schum. Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 47 1900 wfo-0000742786
Waltheria indica var. americana (L.) R.Br. ex Hosaka Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 13: 224 1937 wfo-0000742787
Waltheria erioclada DC. Prodr. 1: 493 (1824) wfo-0001140680
Waltheria paniculata Benth. J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 126 (1841) wfo-0001140688
Waltheria prostrata K.Schum. Fl. Bras. 12(3): 56 (1886) wfo-0001140691
Waltheria africana Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 296 (1827) wfo-0001140817
Waltheria angustifolia L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 1140 (1759) wfo-0001140818
Waltheria arborescens Cav. Diss. 6: 316 (1788) wfo-0001140819
Waltheria corchorifolia Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 216 (1806) wfo-0001140820
Waltheria elliptica Cav. Diss. 6: 316 (1788) wfo-0001140821
Waltheria guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 295 (1827) wfo-0001140822
Waltheria wildii Suess. Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 33 (1951) wfo-0001140825
Waltheria makinoi Hayata J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 61 (1906) wfo-0001141286
Waltheria indica var. prostrata (K.Schum.) M.Gómez Dicc. Bot. Nom. Vulg. Cub. Puerto-Riquenos : 71 (1889) wfo-0001219652
Waltheria americana var. sahelica Roberty wfo-1200097829