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Malvaceae

Uhaloa

Waltheria indica L.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Waltheria

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Uhaloa: Waltheria indica (flowers). Location: Maui, Kanaha Beach
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Afrikaans
Meidebossie
Chinese
蛇婆子, 和他草, 草梧桐
dag
Buduni
English
Uhaloa
Indonesian
Uhaloa
Kinyarwanda
Umuturirwa

Synonyms

  • Waltheria africana Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Waltheria americana L.
  • Waltheria americana var. densiflora K.Schum.
  • Waltheria americana var. elliptica K.Schum.
  • Waltheria americana var. glandulosa R.E.Fr.
  • Waltheria americana var. indica (L.) K.Schum.
  • Waltheria americana var. sahelica Roberty
  • Waltheria americana var. subspicata K.Schum.
  • Waltheria angustifolia L.
  • Waltheria arborescens Cav.
  • Waltheria corchorifolia Pers.
  • Waltheria debilis Bojer
  • Waltheria elliptica Cav.
  • Waltheria erioclada DC.
  • Waltheria guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Waltheria indica var. americana (L.) R.Br. ex Hosaka
  • Waltheria indica var. prostrata (K.Schum.) M.Gómez
  • Waltheria laxa Thulin
  • Waltheria makinoi Hayata
  • Waltheria martii Colla
  • Waltheria obtusa Willd. ex Steud.
  • Waltheria paniculata Benth.
  • Waltheria pauciflora Hochst. ex Mast.
  • Waltheria pedunculata Willd. ex Steud.
  • Waltheria prostrata K.Schum.
  • Waltheria wildii Suess.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.