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Glyphaea
Sign in to saveGlyphaea is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, which includes two species of shrubs or trees native to tropical Africa. It belongs to subfamily Grewioideae; it was previously placed in the Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae.
Species
Genus
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyGlypheidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Collections
- MO, NRM, NHMUK, VT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Nigeria, Liberia, Mozambique, Benin, Cameroon, Congo (Kinshasa), Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Grewioideae
- Image
- Glyphaea brevis (Malvaceae) (24148805220).jpg
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- Glyphaea
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Glyphaea is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, which includes two species of shrubs or trees native to tropical Africa. It belongs to subfamily Grewioideae; it was previously placed in the Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae.
It contains the following species: Glyphaea brevis Glyphaea tomentosa
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