Wallenia

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Wallenia
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Wallenia laurifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Wallenia
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. "Wallenia maestrensis (Myrsinaceae) , a new species from eastern Cuba". Willdenowia. 30 (1): 141–145. doi:10.3372/wi.30.30113. ISSN   0511-9618.