''Guazuma'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

native Mexico and tropical America.

Taxonomy

It was published by

Philip Miller Philip Miller Royal Society, FRS (1691 – 18 December 1771) was an English botany, botanist and gardener of Scottish descent. Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden for nearly 50 years from 1722, and wrote the highly popular ...

in 1754.Miller, Philip. (1754). The gardeners dictionary : containing the methods of cultivating and improving all sorts of trees, plants, and flowers, for the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure gardens, as also those which are used in medicine : with directions for the culture of vineyards, and making of wine in England ... (Vol. 2). Printed for the author and sold by John and James Rivington. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44046165 The lectotype ''

Guazuma ulmifolia ''Guazuma ulmifolia'', commonly known as West Indian elm or bay cedar, is a medium-sized tree normally found in pastures and disturbed forests. This flowering plant from the family Malvaceae grows up to 30m in height and 30–40 cm in diame ...

'' was designated in 1967.Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-i). ''Guazuma'' Mill. Tropicos. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40018006

Species

It has four species: *'' Guazuma crinita'' *'' Guazuma invira'' *'' Guazuma longipedicellata'' *''

References

{{Authority control Byttnerioideae Malvaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm