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Gyranthera
Sign in to saveGyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America in the family Malvaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Collections
- ASU, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Bombacoideae
- Image
- Arbol gran cucharon (Henri Pittier, Venezuela).jpg
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- Gyranthera
- taxon name
- Gyranthera
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Gyranthera
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Encyclopedic overview
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Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America in the family Malvaceae.
Three species are accepted. Gyranthera amphibiolepis is endemic to Ecuador, and was newly described in 2012. 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 native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
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