''Wallenia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Primulaceae
The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...
endemic to the
West Indies
The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...
. It is composed of 29 species.
It also includes a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
, ''Homowallenia'', with ten species from the northern Caribbean.
Species
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Wallenia apiculata''
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Wallenia aquifolia''
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Wallenia bumelioides''
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Wallenia calyptrata''
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Wallenia clusioides''
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Wallenia corymbosa''
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Wallenia crassifolia''
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Wallenia discolor''
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Wallenia ekmanii''
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Wallenia elliptica''
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Wallenia erythrocarpa''
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Wallenia fawcettii''
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Wallenia formonensis''
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Wallenia gracilis''
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Wallenia hughsonii''
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Wallenia ilicifolia''
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Wallenia jacquinioides''
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Wallenia lamarckiana''
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Wallenia laurifolia''
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Wallenia lepperi''
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Wallenia maestrensis''
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Wallenia punctulata''
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Wallenia purdieana''
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Wallenia subverticillata''
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Wallenia sylvestris''
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Wallenia urbaniana''
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Wallenia venosa
''Wallenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae endemic to the West Indies. It is composed of 29 species. It also includes a subgenus, ''Homowallenia'', with ten species from the northern Caribbean.
Species
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Wallenia xylosteoides''
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Wallenia yunquensis''
References
Primulaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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