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5059.000 Waltheria
Description of the genus
Herbs or small shrubs. Leaves simple, 3-5-veined from the base. Flowers small, in dense clusters, these sometimes merging to form spikes or corymbs. Flowers bisexual. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, yellow. Staminodes 0 or inconspicuous. Ovary 1-locular. Capsule 1-seeded. Derivation of name: for Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688-1746), German anatomist, botanist and physician. Worldwide: 30-50 species, mostly tropical America. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Caprivi: Waltheria
Flora of Malawi: Waltheria
Flora of Mozambique: Waltheria
Flora of Zambia: Waltheria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): WaltheriaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Waltheria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Waltheria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Waltheria
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iNaturalist: Waltheria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Waltheria
JSTOR Plant Science: Waltheria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Waltheria
Plants of the World Online: Waltheria
Tropicos: Waltheria
Wikipedia: Waltheria
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