Gyranthera | |
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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 |
3, see text
Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America, belonging to family Malvaceae.
There are 3 species.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.