Wercklea

Wercklea ferox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Wercklea
Species: W. cocleana – W. ferox – W. flavovirens – W. grandiflora – W. horrida – W. hottensis – W. insignis – W. intermedia – W. lutea – W. magnibracteata – W. pseudoferox – W. tulipiflora – W. woodsonii

Name

Wercklea Pittier & Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 112. (1916)

• Type species: Wercklea insignis Pittier & Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 112 (1916)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Windward Is. Regional: Western South America Ecuador References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pittier & Standley, 1916. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 112.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Wercklea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Wercklea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Wercklea. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 16 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Wercklea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jan. 2021.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ويركليا
മലയാളം: വെർക്ലിയ

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