Waltheria | |
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Waltheria indica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Byttnerioideae |
Tribe: | Hermannieae |
Genus: |
Waltheria L. |
Species | |
See text. |
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Synonyms | |
Sitella L.H.Bailey |
See text.
Sitella L.H.Bailey
Waltheria is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is sometimes placed in Sterculiaceae. The name honours German botanist Augustin Friedrich Walther (1688-1746).