''Pentaplaris'' is a genus of South American
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, ...
.
It contains the following species:
* ''
Pentaplaris davidsmithii''
* ''
Pentaplaris doroteae''
* ''
Pentaplaris huaoranica''
References
Bombacoideae
Malvaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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