Wigandia
Wigandia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Namaceae. They are found mainly in Central America and South America, though one or two species are found as far north as the United States. Some are grown as ornamental plants and will flourish in most Mediterranean or temperate regions. The genus is named for Johann Wigand (c. 1523–1587), German Lutheran cleric and theologian, and Bishop of Pomesania.
Formerly placed in the family Hydrophyllaceae, Wigandia species are unusual in having minute seeds and a high base chromosome number (19); it is also the only neotropical genus in the group.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
fiberglass plant
speciesWigandia urens
Wigandia crispa
speciesWigandia crispa
Wigandia pruritiva
speciesWigandia pruritiva
Wigandia ecuadorensis
speciesWigandia ecuadorensis
Wigandia brevistyla
speciesWigandia brevistyla
Wigandia wurdackiana
speciesWigandia wurdackiana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126333.