Glossostemon

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Theobromateae
Genus: Glossostemon
Species: G. bruguieri
Name

Glossostemon Desf., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 238, t. 11. (1817)

monotypic taxon

References

Desfontaines, R.L. 1817. Mémoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 3: 238, t. 11.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Glossostemon in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Glossostemon. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Glossostemon. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Glossostemon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 DEc. 19.

Glossostemon is a genus of perennial herb in the family Malvaceae native to Iraq, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] It has lobed, serrated leaves and numerous flowers. The flower petals are flat with longitudinal ribs on the upper surface.[2]

Species include:[3]

Glossostemon bruguieri (Synonym: Dombeya arabica Baker[4])

References

James W. Byng (2014). The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world. Plant Gateway Ltd. p. 300. ISBN 9780992999315.
Klaus Kubitzki, Clemens Bayer (2003). Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Capparales, Malvales and Non-betalain Caryophyllales. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 242. ISBN 9783540428732.
"Glossostemon Desf". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
"Species details : Glossostemon bruguieri Desf". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 January 2016.