Wendlandia
Encyclopedia
Wendlandia is a genus of plant
in family Rubiaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Wendlandia andamanicaWendlandia andamanicaWendlandia andamanica is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, Cowan - Wendlandia angustifoliaWendlandia angustifoliaWendlandia angustifolia was a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It was endemic to India. It became extinct due to habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, WightRobert WightRobert Wight was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India. He studied botany in Edinburgh under John Hope. He was the director of the Botanic Garden in Madras. He made use of local artists to make illustrations of the plants around him... - Wendlandia arabicaWendlandia arabicaWendlandia arabica is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is found in Somalia and Yemen, and is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
, DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...