Spirotheca

Spirotheca is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.[1]

Spirotheca
Spirotheca rivieri
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Species

Currently recognized species in Spirotheca are:[1][2]

  • Spirotheca awadendron
  • Spirotheca elegans
  • Spirotheca mahechae
  • Spirotheca michaeli
  • Spirotheca rivieri
  • Spirotheca rosea

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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