Waltheria indica in Genus Waltheria

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Internal ID	UUID643ffb9233471137254876
Scientific name	Waltheria indica
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 673 (1753)

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Waltheria americana	L.	Sp. Pl. : 673 (1753)
Waltheria martii	Colla	Herb. Pedem. 1: 433 (1833)
Waltheria laxa	Thulin	Nordic J. Bot. 19: 13 (1999)
Waltheria americana var. elliptica	K.Schum.	Fl. Bras. 12(3): 65 (1886)
Waltheria americana var. glandulosa	R.E.Fr.	Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , n.s., 42(12): 14 (1908)
Waltheria americana var. densiflora	K.Schum.	Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 46 1900
Waltheria americana var. indica	(L.) K.Schum.	Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 47 1900
Waltheria americana var. subspicata	K.Schum.	Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 5: 47 1900
Waltheria indica var. americana	(L.) R.Br. ex Hosaka	Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 13: 224 1937
Waltheria erioclada	DC.	Prodr. 1: 493 (1824)
Waltheria prostrata	K.Schum.	Fl. Bras. 12(3): 56 (1886)
Waltheria africana	Schumach. & Thonn.	Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 296 (1827)
Waltheria angustifolia	L.	Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 1140 (1759)
Waltheria arborescens	Cav.	Diss. 6: 316 (1788)
Waltheria corchorifolia	Pers.	Syn. Pl. 2: 216 (1806)
Waltheria elliptica	Cav.	Diss. 6: 316 (1788)
Waltheria guineensis	Schumach. & Thonn.	Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 295 (1827)
Waltheria wildii	Suess.	Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 33 (1951)
Waltheria makinoi	Hayata	J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 61 (1906)
Waltheria indica var. prostrata	(K.Schum.) M.Gómez	Dicc. Bot. Nom. Vulg. Cub. Puerto-Riquenos : 71 (1889)
Waltheria pauciflora	Hochst. ex Mast.	Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 235. 1868 [Oct 1868]
Waltheria pedunculata	Willd. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 783.
Waltheria debilis	Bojer	Hortus Maurit. 39, nomen (Quid ?). 1837
Waltheria obtusa	Willd. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 783.
Waltheria paniculata	Benth.	J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 126 (1841)
Waltheria americana var. sahelica	Roberty

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	uhaloa
Afrikaans	meidebossie
dag	buduni
Kinyarwanda	umuturirwa (waltheria)
Chinese	和他草
Chinese	蛇婆子

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands
  - Cape Verde
- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Socotra
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Cape Provinces
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago
  - Comoros
  - Madagascar
  - Mauritius
  - Réunion
  - Seychelles

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Hainan
- Eastern Asia
  - Kazan-retto
  - Taiwan

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - Bangladesh
  - India
  - Sri Lanka
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia
  - Laos
  - Myanmar
  - South China Sea
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Malaya

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexican Pacific Islands
  - Mexico Central
  - Mexico Gulf
  - Mexico Northeast
  - Mexico Northwest
  - Mexico Southeast
  - Mexico Southwest
- South-central U.S.A.
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Florida
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Marianas
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Easter Island
  - Line Islands
  - Marquesas
  - Society Islands
  - Tuamotu
  - Tubuai Islands
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji
  - Nauru
  - New Caledonia
  - Niue
  - Tonga

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas
  - Bermuda
  - Cayman Islands
  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
  - Jamaica
  - Leeward Islands
  - Netherlands Antilles
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Turks-caicos Islands
  - Venezuelan Antilles
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - Belize
  - Central American Pacific
  - Costa Rica
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Panamá
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana
  - Guyana
  - Suriname
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Paraguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Peru

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000427365
UNII	8ESE28AYNX
Florida Plant Atlas	2743
Flora of Alabama	3595
USDA Plants	WAIN
Tropicos	30400110
INPN	447631
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320781-2
The Plant List	kew-2465410
Open Tree Of Life	1039214
Observations.org	198909
NCBI Taxonomy	671526
Nature Serve	2.147611
IUCN Red List	131182966
IPNI	320781-2
iNaturalist	130789
GBIF	5406665
Freebase	/m/09g9wz6
EOL	584799
Elurikkus	532990
USDA GRIN	447684
Wikipedia	Waltheria_indica
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825822-1
IPNI	825822-1
GBIF	7595454
The Plant List	tro-30400624

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol	1203	Click to see	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.28.912
Epicatechin	72276	Click to see	290.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.28.912
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Quercetin	5280343	Click to see	302.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.28.912
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid 3-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides
(6-(5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl)oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	57369598	Click to see	594.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.28.912
Tiliroside	5320686	Click to see	594.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.28.912

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Waltheria indica

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Synonyms Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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