''Walsura''
[Roxburgh W (1814) ''Hort. Bengal.'' 32; ''Fl. Ind.'' ii. 386 (1832).] is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
s in the family
Meliaceae
Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.
They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarp ...
.
Species
Species accepted by the
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
as of February 2023:
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Walsura bonii''
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Walsura candollei''
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Walsura decipiens''
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Walsura dehiscens''
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Walsura gardneri''
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Walsura monophylla''
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Walsura oxycarpa''
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Walsura pachycaulon''
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Walsura pinnata''
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Walsura poilanei''
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Walsura robusta''
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Walsura sarawakensis''
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Walsura trichostemon''
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Walsura trifoliolata''
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Walsura tubulata''
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Walsura villosa''
Medicinal uses
Some ''Walsura'' species may be used for skin troubles and strengthening loose teeth.
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1935991
Meliaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot