Wallenia

Wallenia
Wallenia laurifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Wallenia
Sw.
Synonyms[1]
  • Petesioides

Wallenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae endemic to the West Indies. It is composed of 29 species.[1] It also includes a subgenus, Homowallenia, with ten species from the northern Caribbean.[2]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b "Wallenia Sw. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ Valdés, Cristina Panfet; Rodríguez, Iralys Ventosa (2000). "Wallenia maestrensis (Myrsinaceae) , a new species from eastern Cuba". Willdenowia. 30 (1): 141–145. doi:10.3372/wi.30.30113. ISSN 0511-9618.


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