Waltheria indica--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. Yellow trail. 1 Oct 03. 113.jpg
Native to 46 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 86 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Pacific, and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade
25.39525, -80.583139
Location Remarks
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Gismondi, M. Cornejo, E. Ticona
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Waltheria
Specific Epithet
indica
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#298,425 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
6%
