Weldenia

Weldenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Weldenia; Schult.f.
Species:	W. candida
Binomial name
	Weldenia candida; Schult.f.
Synonyms
	Rugendasia Schiede ex Schltdl. (1841); Lampra Benth. (1842); Rugendasia majalis Schiede ex Schltdl. (1841); Weldenia schultesii Schltdl. (1841); Lampra volcanica Benth. (1842); Rugendasia majalis Ehrenb. ex Hook.f. (1895); Weldenia candida f. caerulea Matuda (1959 publ. 1960);

Weldenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Commelinaceae family, first described in 1829. It has one single species: Weldenia candida,^[3] which grows originally in Mexico and Guatemala.^[1]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Weldenia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
^ "Weldenia candida". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
^ The International Plant Names Index
^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
^ Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1952. Commelinaceae. 24(3): 1–42. In P. C. Standley & J. A. Steyermark (eds.) Flora de Guatemala, Part III, Fieldiana, Botany. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.

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