Walleria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Tecophilaeaceae
Genus: Walleria
Species: W. gracilis – W. mackenziei – W. nutans
Name

Walleria J.Kirk, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24: 497 (1864)

Type species: Walleria nutans J.Kirk, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24: 497 (1864)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Androsyne Richard Anthony Salisbury, Gen. Pl.: 61 (1866)

References
Primary references

Kirk, J. 1864. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 24: 497. BHL.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Walleria. Accessed: 2020 Sep 20.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Walleria in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Walleria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Walleria. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Walleria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 20.

Vernacular names

Walleria is a genus of plants in the Tecophilaeaceae, first described as a genus in 1864. It is native to central and southern Africa.[1]

Species[1]

Walleria gracilis (Salisb.) S.Carter - Namibia, Cape Province
Walleria mackenziei J.Kirk - Zaire, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
Walleria nutans J.Kirk - Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families