Cavanillesia

Life-forms

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: Bombacoideae
Tribus: Adansonieae
Genus: Cavanillesia
Species: C. arborea – C. chicamochae – C. hylogeiton – C. platanifolia – C. umbellata
Name

Cavanillesia Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 97, t. 20. (1794)

Type species: Cavanillesia umbellata Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 1: 166 (1798)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Pourretia Willd.

References

Ruiz López, H. & Pavon, J.A. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus, sive novorum generum plantrum peruvianum, et chilensium descriptiones et icones 97, t. 20.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cavanillesia 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. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cavanillesia. Published online. Accessed: Feb 4 2019.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cavanillesia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 14.

Cavanillesia is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Panama and South America.[1]
Taxonomy

Cavanillesia consists of 5 species so far:[2]

Cavanillesia arborea
Cavanillesia chicamochae
Cavanillesia hylogeiton
Cavanillesia platanifolia
Cavanillesia umbellata

References

Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780123969545.
"Cavanillesia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.