Resurrection of the Maui endemic Waltheria pyrolifolia (Sterculiaceae, Hermannieae)

Authors

  • Janice G. Saunders Instituto de Botánica Darwinion (ANCEFN-CONICET), Labardén 200, Casilla de Correo 22, B1642HYD San Isidro, Buenos Aires.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.491.271

Keywords:

Maui, taxonomy, Waltheria, Wilkes Expedition

Abstract

Old and new morphological characters confirm that Waltheria pyrolifolia is abundantly distinct from W. indica s.l., not its synonym, nor teratological material of it. The first illustrations of W. pyrolifolia are presented. It is here IUCN global category assessed as critically endangered, tagged possibly extinct. The earliest lectotypifications of W. indica and W. americana, realized by Gillis in 1974, are clarified.

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Published

31-07-2011

How to Cite

Saunders, J. G. (2011). Resurrection of the Maui endemic Waltheria pyrolifolia (Sterculiaceae, Hermannieae). Darwiniana, Nueva Serie, 49(1), 76–85. https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.491.271

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Systematics and Taxonomy of Plants

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