Wercklea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Wercklea
Species: W. cocleana – W. ferox – W. flavovirens – W. grandiflora – W. horrida – W. hottensis – W. insignis – W. intermedia – W. lutea – W. magnibracteata – W. pseudoferox – W. tulipiflora – W. woodsonii
Name

Wercklea Pittier & Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 112. (1916)

Type species: Wercklea insignis Pittier & Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 112 (1916)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Northern South America
Colombia
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica, Panamá
Regional: Caribbean
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Windward Is.
Regional: Western South America
Ecuador

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Pittier & Standley, 1916. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 112.

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Wercklea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Wercklea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Wercklea. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 16 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Wercklea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jan. 2021.

Vernacular names
مصرى: ويركليا
മലയാളം: വെർക്ലിയ

Wercklea ferox

Wercklea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.

Species include:[2]

Wercklea cocleana (A. Robyns) Fryxell
Wercklea ferox (Hook.f.) Fryxell
Wercklea flavovirens Proctor
Wercklea grandiflora Fryxell
Wercklea hottensis (Helwig ex Urb.) Fryxell
Wercklea intermedia Fryxell

References

"genus Wercklea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
Wercklea. The Plant List.