Weldenia

Weldenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Weldenia Schult.f.
Species:	W. candida
Binomial name
*Weldenia candida* Schult.f.
Synonyms
Rugendasia Schiede ex Schltdl. (1841) Lampra Benth. (1842) Rugendasia majalis Schiede ex Schltdl. (1841) Weldenia schultesii Schltdl. (1841) Lampra volcanica Benth. (1842) Rugendasia majalis Ehrenb. ex Hook.f. (1895) Weldenia candida f. caerulea Matuda (1959 publ. 1960)

Weldenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the Commelinaceae family, first described in 1829. It has one single species: Weldenia candida, which grows originally in Mexico and Guatemala.