Gyranthera

Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America in the family Malvaceae.

Gyranthera
Gyranthera caribensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Bombacoideae
Genus:	Gyranthera Pittier
Species[1]
Gyranthera amphibiolepis W.Palacios Gyranthera caribensis Pittier Gyranthera darienensis Pittier

Three species are accepted.^[1][2]

• Gyranthera amphibiolepis W.Palacios is endemic to Ecuador, and was newly described in 2012.^[2]
• Gyranthera caribensis Pittier is a tall (up to 60 metres) buttressed tree, which grows in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests of northern Venezuela.
• Gyranthera darienensis Pittier is a threatened species native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.