Gyranthera

Gyranthera caribensis Butress roots

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
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)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Ecuador Regional: Central America Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pittier, H.F. 1914. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 13: 318.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• 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.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ജിരന്തേര

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