Guazuma

Guazuma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae native Mexico and tropical America.^[2]

Guazuma
Guazuma ulmifolia flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Tribe:	Theobromateae
Genus:	Guazuma Mill.
Type species
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Bubroma Schreb. Diuroglossum Turcz.

Taxonomy

It was published by Philip Miller in 1754.^[3][1] The lectotype Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. was designated in 1967.^[1]

Species

It has four species:^[2]

• Guazuma crinita Mart.
• Guazuma invira (Willd.) G.Don
• Guazuma longipedicellata Freytag
• Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.