Gyranthera

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: Bernoullieae
Genus: Gyranthera
Species: G. amphibiolepis – G. caribensis – G. darienensis
Name

Gyranthera Pittier, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 318. (1914)

Type species: Gyranthera darienensis Pittier, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 318. (1914)

References

Pittier, H.F. 1914. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 13: 318.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gyranthera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Gyranthera. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 16 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Gyranthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec. 2020.

Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America in the family Malvaceae.

There are 3 species.[1][2] 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 endemic to Panama. Gyranthera amphibiolepis was newly described in 2012.[2]
References

Gyranthera. The Plant List.
Palacio, W. 2012. Cuatro especies nuevas de árboles del ecuador. Caldasia; Vol. 34, núm. 1, 2357-3759.