Gyranthera Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Malvaceae/Gyranthera/ Gyranthera.
  2. Palacio, W. 2012. Cuatro especies nuevas de árboles del ecuador. Caldasia; Vol. 34, núm. 1, 2357-3759.