Shining-white Weldenia, Weldenia candida, Commelinaceae. Mexico and Guatemala. Weldenia is a monotypic genus in the family Commelinaceae.

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Shining-white Weldenia, Weldenia candida, Commelinaceae. Mexico and Guatemala. Weldenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae, first formally described in 1829. It has one single species: Weldenia candida, which grows natively in Mexico and Guatemala. It is a tuberous perennial producing a clump of spreading, broadly strap-shaped leaves. Shining, white, three-petalled flowers are produced in small clusters over a long period from late spring into summer.

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Location: Mexico and Guatemala
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