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''Gyranthera'' is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America 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, ...
. There are 3 species.''Gyranthera''.
The Plant List.Palacio, W. 2012
Cuatro especies nuevas de árboles del ecuador.
''Caldasia''; Vol. 34, núm. 1, 2357-3759.
'' Gyranthera caribensis'' is a tall (up to 60 metres) buttressed tree, which grows in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests of northern
Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
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Gyranthera darienensis ''Gyranthera darienensis'', the cucarrón or cucharón, is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae ''sensu lato'' or family Bombacaceae. It is found only in Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss. References

Malvaceae Flora of ...
'' is a threatened species endemic to
Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
. '' Gyranthera amphibiolepis'' was newly described in 2012.


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Bombacoideae Malvaceae genera {{Bombacoideae-stub