Gyranthera

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

Three species are accepted.

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

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