Wissadula

Wissadula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Malveae
Genus:	Wissadula Medik. [1]
Type species
Wissadula zeylanica Medik. [2]
Species
See text

Wissadula is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains 38 species ^[3] of herbs and subshrubs that are mostly native to the Neotropics, with several in tropical Asia and Africa. ^[4] The name is derived from the Sinhala language. ^[5]

Species

38 species are accepted. ^[3]

• Wissadula amplissima (L.) R.E.Fr. – Big yellow velvetleaf
• Wissadula andina Britton
• Wissadula boliviana R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula cardenasii Krapov.
• Wissadula caribaea (DC.) Bovini
• Wissadula contracta (Link) R.E.Fr.– Contracted velvetleaf
• Wissadula costaricensis Standl.
• Wissadula cruziana R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula cuspidata (R.E.Fr.) Bovini
• Wissadula decora S.Moore
• Wissadula delicata Bovini
• Wissadula densiflora R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula divergens (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Garcke
• Wissadula ecuadoriensis Fryxell
• Wissadula excelsior (Cav.) C.Presl (synonym W. diffusaR.E.Fr.)
• Wissadula fadyenii R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula glechomifolia (A.St.-Hil.) R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula grandifolia Baker f.
• Wissadula gymnanthemum (Griseb.) K.Schum.
• Wissadula hernandioides (L'Hér.) Garcke
• Wissadula indivisa R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula krapovickasiana Bovini
• Wissadula macrantha R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula macrocarpa Fryxell
• Wissadula microcarpa R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula paraguariensis Chodat
• Wissadula parviflora (A.St.-Hil.) R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula parvifolia Fryxell
• Wissadula pavonii Hochr.
• Wissadula peredoi Krapov.
• Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) Thwaites– White velvetleaf ^[6]
• Wissadula rostrata (Schumach. & Thonn.) Hook.
• Wissadula setifera Krapov.
• Wissadula sordida Hochr.
• Wissadula stellata (Cav.) K.Schum.
• Wissadula stipulata Bovini
• Wissadula tucumanensis R.E.Fr.
• Wissadula wissadifolia (Griseb.) Krapov.

Formerly placed here

• Briquetia spicata (Kunth) Fryxell (as W. spicata(Kunth) C.Presl) ^[7]

References

1. "Genus: Wissadula Medik". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
2. "Wissadula Medik". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
3. "Wissadula Medik". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 November 2025.
4. "Wissadula Medikus, Malvenfam. 24. 1787". Flora of China. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
5. Stearn, William Thomas (2004). Botanical Latin. Timber Press. p. 289. ISBN   978-0-88192-627-9.
6. "Wissadula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2011-03-18.
7. "GRIN Species Records of Wissadula". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-18.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life entry