Spirotheca
| Spirotheca | |
|---|---|
| Spirotheca rivieri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bombacoideae |
| Genus: | Spirotheca Ulbr. |
| Species[1] | |
|
8, see text | |
Spirotheca is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.[2]
Species
Eight species are accepted.[1][3]
- Spirotheca awadendron Fern.Alonso
- Spirotheca codazziana Romero
- Spirotheca elegans Carv.-Sobr., M.Machado & L.P.Queiroz
- Spirotheca mahechae Fern.Alonso
- Spirotheca mahechae Fern.Alonso
- Spirotheca michaeli Cuatrec.
- Spirotheca rhodostyla Cuatrec.
- Spirotheca rivieri (Decne.) Ulbr.
- Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson
References
- ^ a b "Spirotheca Ulbr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ 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.