Taxon:  Waltheria americana L.



Summary
Genus:
Waltheria
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Byttnerioideae
Tribe:
Hermannieae
Nomen number:
447685
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:673.  1753
Comment:
according to Madrid ICN Art. 11, Ex. 23, Brown (in Tuckey, Narr. Exped. Zaire: 484. 1818) was the first to unite Waltheria americana L. (1753) and W. indica L. (1753), and he adopted the name W. indica for the combined species, giving this name priority over the other
Verified:
01/18/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
  2. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  3. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  4. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
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Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447685. Accessed 22 October 2026.