''Apeiba'' is a genus of

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s or

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. It includes ten species native to the

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, ranging from northeastern Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.

Species

Ten species are accepted. * '' Apeiba albiflora'' * '' Apeiba glabra'' * '' Apeiba intermedia'' * '' Apeiba macropetala'' * '' Apeiba membranacea'' * '' Apeiba petoumo'' * '' Apeiba schomburgkii'' * '' Apeiba tibourbou'' * '' Apeiba trombetensis'' * '' Apeiba uittienii''

References

Malvaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm Taxa described in 1775 Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Grewioideae-stub