Gyranthera

Gyranthera
Gyranthera caribensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Gyranthera
Pittier
Species

3, see text

Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America, belonging to family Malvaceae.

There are 3 species.[1][2] Gyranthera caribensis is a tall (up to 60 metres) buttressed tree, which grows in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests of northern Venezuela. Gyranthera darienensis is a threatened species endemic to Panama. Gyranthera amphibiolepis was newly described in 2012.[2]

References

  1. Gyranthera. The Plant List.
  2. 1 2 Palacio, W. 2012. Cuatro especies nuevas de árboles del ecuador. Caldasia; Vol. 34, núm. 1, 2357-3759.


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