Spirotheca
Appearance
Spirotheca | |
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Spirotheca rivieri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Bombacoideae |
Genus: | Spirotheca Ulbr. |
Species | |
6 species, see text |
Spirotheca is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.[1]
Species
Currently recognized species in Spirotheca are:[1][2]
- Spirotheca awadendron
- Spirotheca elegans
- Spirotheca mahechae
- Spirotheca michaeli
- Spirotheca rivieri
- Spirotheca rosea
References
- ^ a b Gibbs, Peter E.; Alverson, William S. (2006). "How many species of Spirotheca (Malvaceae s.l., Bombacoideae)?". Brittonia. 58 (3): 245–258. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[245:HMSOSM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0007-196X.
- ^ Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson Guedes de; Machado, Marlon Câmara; Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci de (2012). "Spirotheca elegans (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae), a New Species from Bahia, Brazil". Systematic Botany. 37 (4): 978–982. doi:10.1600/036364412X656554. ISSN 0363-6445.