Wetria Explained

Wetria is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1858.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Australia, New Guinea and Southeast Asia.^{[3] [4]}

Species

1. Wetria australiensis P.I.Forst. - Papua New Guinea, Queensland
2. Wetria insignis (Steud.) Airy Shaw - Thailand, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines

Formerly includedmoved to other genera (Discocleidion, Trigonostemon)

1. Wetria cuneifolia - Trigonostemon heteranthus
2. Wetria rufescens - Discocleidion rufescens

Notes and References

1. Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 409
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40025912 Tropicos, genus Wetria
3. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
4. van Welzen, P.C. & Chayamarit, K. (2007). Flora of Thailand 8(2): 305-592. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.