Whittonia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Peridiscaceae
Genus: Whittonia
Species: W. guianensis

Name

Whittonia Sandwith, Kew Bull. 15(3): 468. (1962)

• Type species: Whittonia guianensis Sandwith, Kew Bull. 15(3): 468, fig. 1. (1962)
• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Guyana. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sandwith, N.Y. 1962. Contributions to the Flora of Tropical America: LXIX. A New Genus of Peridiscaceae. Kew Bulletin 52(3): 467-471. DOI: 10.2307/4115630 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Whittonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Whittonia. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Whittonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.