Taxon:  Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. urens



Summary
Genus:
Wigandia
Family:
Namaceae
Nomen number:
408245
Verified:
04/04/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth (0 active accession[s])
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. N. Gibson (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hydrolea urens Ruiz & Pav.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Wigandia kunthii Choisy

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  2. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  3. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  0
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru

Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=408245. Accessed 15 April 2026.