Glyphaea

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: Grewioideae
Tribus: Apeibeae
Genus: Glyphaea
Species: G. brevis – G. tomentosa
Name

Glyphaea Hook.f., Icon. Pl. 4: t. 760. (1848)

Type species: Glyphaea brevis (Spreng.) Monach., Phytologia 2: 484. (1948) originally designated as synonym Glyphaea grewioides Hook.f., Icon. Pl. 4: t. 760. (1848)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Schweinfurthafra Kuntze

References

Hooker, J.D. 1848. Icones Plantarum; or Figures, with Brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants 4: t. 760.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Glyphaea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Glyphaea. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 23 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Glyphaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec. 2020.

Glyphaea is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Grewioideae; it was previously placed in the Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae.[1]

It contains the following species:

Glyphaea brevis
Glyphaea tomentosa

References

Heywood, V. H.; Brummitt, R. K.; Culham, A. & Seberg, O. (2007). Flowering Plant Families of the World. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada: Firefly Books. ISBN 1-55407-206-9.