Woodfordia (plant)

Woodfordia is also a genus of birds in family Zosteropidae.

Woodfordia
Woodfordia fruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Lythraceae
Subfamily:	Lythroideae
Genus:	Woodfordia Salisb.

Woodfordia ^[1] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. ^[1]

It is native to South and Southeast Asia and is named for the English botanist and ornithologist Emperor John Woodford. ^{[2] [3]}

Species

• Woodfordia floribunda (unresolved)
• Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz (= W. tomentosa)
• Woodfordia uniflora (A. Rich.) Koehne

References

1. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
2. "Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
3. "Plant Names T-Z". www.calflora.net. Retrieved 2025-10-01.

External links

• Media related to Woodfordia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Woodfordia at Wikispecies
• The Plant List: Woodfordia