''Spirotheca'' is a
genus
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of
tree
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s in the
family
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Malvaceae
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, native to
Central
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and
South America
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.
Species
Currently recognized species in ''Spirotheca'' are:
* ''
Spirotheca awadendron
''Spirotheca'' is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.
Species
Currently recognized species in ''Spirotheca'' are:
* '' Spirotheca awadendron''
* ''Spirotheca elegans
''Spirotheca'' is a genus of tr ...
''
* ''
Spirotheca elegans
''Spirotheca'' is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in t ...
''
* ''
Spirotheca mahechae
''Spirotheca'' is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.
Species
Currently recognized species in ''Spirotheca'' are:
* ''Spirotheca awadendron''
* ''Spirotheca elegans
''Spirotheca'' is a genus of tre ...
''
* ''
Spirotheca michaeli''
* ''
Spirotheca rivieri''
* ''
Spirotheca rosea''
References
Malvaceae genera
Bombacoideae
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