Weddellina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.

[1] It is native to Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela in Southern America.

[1] There 2 accepted forms;[2] The genus name of Weddellina is in honour of Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819–1877), an English physician and botanist, specialising in South American flora.

[3] The Latin specific epithet of squamulosa means having small scales, derived from Latin squamula (meaning “small scales”).

[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Ann.