Wendlandiella

Wendlandiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Chamaedoreeae
Genus: Wendlandiella
Dammer
Species:
W. gracilis
Binomial name
Wendlandiella gracilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Wendlandiella polyclada Burret
  • Wendlandiella simplicifrons Burret

Wendlandiella is a genus of one species of palms found in Peru, Bolivia and Acre state in Brazil.[1][2] The genus is named after Hermann Wendland.

The only recognized species is Wendlandiella gracilis. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate individuals.[3] It has three varieties, regarded as distinct species by some authors:[1]

  • Wendlandiella gracilis var. gracilis – Acre, northern Peru
  • Wendlandiella gracilis var. polyclada (Burret) A.J.Hend. – northern Peru
  • Wendlandiella gracilis var. simplicifrons (Burret) A.J.Hend. – Peru, Bolivia
  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Lorenzi, H., Noblick, L.R., Kahn, F. & Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.
  3. ^ Stauffer, Fred W.; Eychenne, Joan; Ortega, Nesly; Balslev, Henrik (2019). "Structural biology and evolution in the monotypic Amazonian palm Wendlandiella (Arecoideae: Chamaedoreeae)". Candollea. 74: 15. doi:10.15553/c2019v741a3. S2CID 198156951.