Plant Details

Accepted name:: Waltheria viscosissima A.St.-Hil. [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
malva-preta	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Waltheria hirsuta C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 2: 152 (1835).
Waltheria machrisiana L.B.Sm. Los Angeles County Mus. Contr. Sci. 23: 10 (1958).
Waltheria mollis Willd. ex K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 53 (1886), not validly publ.
Waltheria tubiflora Klotzsch Linnaea 14: 300 (1840).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Waltheria viscosissima A.St- Hil.	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Waltheria viscosissima A.St.-Hil.	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Waltheria viscosissima A.St.Hil.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Waltheria viscosissima St.-Hil.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)

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