Commelinaceae
Weldenia

Weldenia candida Schult.f.

First published in Flora 12: 3 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Guatemala. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Bacon, L.J. (1981). Weldenia candida. Quarterly Bulletin of the Alpine Garden Society 49: 70—73.
  • Hunt, D.R. (1994). Weldenia Schultes f. In Davidse G. et al (eds.) Flora Mesoamerica 6: 159. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.
  • Wilford, R. (2010). Alpines from Mountains to Gardens. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1939 Matuda, E. [2324] Mexico K001129614 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [8155] Mexico K001129622 Yes
Shannon, W.C. [3628] Guatemala K001129632 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001129627 Yes
Chase, M.W. [592K] United Kingdom K001129626 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [6374] Mexico K001129617 Yes
s.coll. [7405] Guatemala K000363200 Type Yes
Hunt, D.R. [8096] Mexico K001129619 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001129628 Yes
Hunt [8096] K:SPC-48282.000 No
Hinton, G.B. [1110] Mexico K001129616 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [8096] Mexico K001129620 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9963] Mexico K001129615 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [1542] Guatemala K001129623 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. [1912] Guatemala K001129624 Yes
K:SPC-48372.000 No
Hinton, G.B. [790] Mexico K001129618 Yes
Smith, J.D. [2145] Guatemala K001129625 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001129629 Yes
K:SPC-48280.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Kew Bulletin
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • Kew Species Profiles
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