Welfia
Welfia regia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Geonomateae
Genus: Welfia
H. Wendl.
Species
  • Welfia alfredii
  • Welfia regia

Welfia is a genus of palms found in Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua) and northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).[1] Only two species are currently recognized: Welfia regia and Welfia alfredii.[2][3][4][5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b HENDERSON, ANDREW; VILLALBA, ISABEL (2013). "A revision of Welfia (Arecaceae)". Phytotaxa. 119 (1): 33. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.119.1.3. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  4. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.


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