Welfia

Welfia regia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Geonomateae
Genus: Welfia
Species: W. alfredii – W. regia

Name

Welfia H.Wendl., Gartenflora 18: 242 (1869).

• Type species: Welfia regia H.L. Wendl. ex André

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wendland, H. 1869. Gartenflora 18: 242.

Additional references

• Henderson, A.J. & Villalba, I. 2013. A revision of Welfia (Arecaceae). Phytotaxa 119(1): 33–44. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.119.1.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Welfia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Welfia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 08 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Welfia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Dec. 2018.

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