| Welfia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Welfia regia | |
Scientific 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 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.