Wissadula
Encyclopedia
Wissadula is a genus of flowering plant
s in the mallow
family, Malvaceae
. It contains
25 to 30 species of herbs
and subshrubs that are mostly native to the neotropics, with several in tropical Asia
and Africa
. The name is derived from the Sinhala language.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the mallow
Malva
Malva is a genus of about 25–30 species of herbaceous annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae , one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow. The genus is widespread throughout the temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of...
family, Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
. It contains
25 to 30 species of herbs
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
and subshrubs that are mostly native to the neotropics, with several in tropical Asia
Tropical Asia
Through a crop-based biodiversity, natural resources and animals , Tropical Asia is economically and physiogeographically rich. There are 16 countries of Tropical Asia ranging in size from around 610 km² to 3,000,000 km²...
and Africa
Tropical Africa
Although tropical Africa is most familiar in the West as depicted by its rain forests, this region of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with warm to hot moist climates caused by latitude and the tropical rain belt, the geology of areas, particularly mountain...
. The name is derived from the Sinhala language.
Selected species
- Wissadula amplissima (L.) R.E.Fr.Robert Elias FriesRobert Elias Fries , the youngest son of Thore M. Fries and grandson of Elias Magnus Friesand an expert on mushrooms...
– Big Yellow Velvetleaf - Wissadula contracta (Link) R.E.Fr. – Contracted Velvetleaf
- Wissadula diffusaWissadula diffusaWissadula diffusa is a species of plant in the Malvaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
R.E.Fr. - Wissadula divergensWissadula divergensWissadula divergens is a species of plant in the Malvaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
(Benth.) Benth. & Hook. - Wissadula periplocifolia (L.) K.Presl ex Thwaites – White Velvetleaf
Formerly placed here
- Briquetia spicata (Kunth) Fryxell (as W. spicata (Kunth) C.Presl)