Weda (plant)

Weda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Tribe:	Ricinocarpeae
Genus:	Weda ; Welzen
Species
	Weda fragarioides Welzen; Weda lutea Welzen;

Last updated January 03, 2026

Weda is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It includes two species endemic to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.^[1] The genus and species were first described in 2021.^[2]

Weda fragarioides Welzen
Weda lutea Welzen

References

1 2 "Weda Welzen". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2026-01-02.
↑ van Welzen, Peter C.; Arias Guerrero, Susana; Arifiani, Deby; Bangun, Tjut J.F.; Bouman, Roderick W.; Eurlings, Marcel C.M.; Gushilman, Iska; Phillipson, Peter B.; Tabak, Iris; Winkel, Esmée & Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2021), "Weda, a new genus with two new species of Euphorbiaceae-Crotonoideae from Halmahera (North Maluku, Indonesia) and phylogenetic relationships of the Australasian tribe Ricinocarpeae", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 59 (5): 1674–4918, doi:10.1111/jse.12581

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[POWO_77298602-1-1] 1 2 "Weda Welzen". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2026-01-02.

[vanWAriaArifBang21-2] van Welzen, Peter C.; Arias Guerrero, Susana; Arifiani, Deby; Bangun, Tjut J.F.; Bouman, Roderick W.; Eurlings, Marcel C.M.; Gushilman, Iska; Phillipson, Peter B.; Tabak, Iris; Winkel, Esmée & Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2021), "Weda, a new genus with two new species of Euphorbiaceae-Crotonoideae from Halmahera (North Maluku, Indonesia) and phylogenetic relationships of the Australasian tribe Ricinocarpeae", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 59 (5): 1674–4918, doi:10.1111/jse.12581

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