''Corchoropsis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to 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 okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
. It contains three species native to eastern Asia, which range from Myanmar and Thailand through China to Korea and Japan. Two species, ''C. burmanica'' and ''C. sinensis'', are shrubs or small trees, and ''C. crenata'' is an annual.
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Species
Three species are accepted:[
* '']Corchoropsis burmanica
''Corchoropsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to 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 incl ...
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* ''Corchoropsis crenata
''Corchoropsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains three species native to eastern Asia, which range from Myanmar and Thailand through China to Korea and Japan. Two species, ''C. burmanica'' and ''C. si ...
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* '' Corchoropsis sinensis''
References
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Malvaceae
Malvaceae genera
Flora of Asia