Weda (plant)

Weda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Tribe: Ricinocarpeae
Genus: Weda
Welzen
Species[1]
  • Weda fragarioides Welzen
  • Weda lutea Welzen

Weda is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It includes two species endemic to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.[1] The genus and species were first described in 2021.[2]

  • Weda fragarioides Welzen
  • Weda lutea Welzen

References

  1. ^ a b "Weda Welzen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  2. ^ van Welzen, Peter C.; Arias Guerrero, Susana; Arifiani, Deby; Bangun, Tjut J.F.; Bouman, Roderick W.; Eurlings, Marcel C.M.; Gushilman, Iska; Phillipson, Peter B.; Tabak, Iris; Winkel, Esmée & Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2021), "Weda, a new genus with two new species of Euphorbiaceae-Crotonoideae from Halmahera (North Maluku, Indonesia) and phylogenetic relationships of the Australasian tribe Ricinocarpeae", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 59 (5): 1674–4918, doi:10.1111/jse.12581, hdl:1887/3249293