Malvaceae
Wissadula

Wissadula macrantha R.E.Fr.

First published in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 43(4): 67 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) and Paraguay. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bovini, M.G. & Baumgratz, J.F.A. (2016). Taxonomic revision of Wissadula (Malvoideae, Malvaceae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 243: 201-234.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden. [Cited as Wissadula grandifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bovini, M.G. & Baumgratz, J.F.A. (2016). Taxonomic revision of Wissadula (Malvoideae, Malvaceae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 243: 201-234.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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