| Spirotheca | |
|---|---|
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| Spirotheca rivieri | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Malvales | 
| Family: | Malvaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Bombacoideae | 
| Genus: | Spirotheca Ulbr.  | 
| Species | |
| 
 6 species, see text  | |
Spirotheca is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.[1]
Species
Currently recognized species in Spirotheca are:[1][2]
- Spirotheca awadendron
 - Spirotheca elegans
 - Spirotheca mahechae
 - Spirotheca michaeli
 - Spirotheca rivieri
 - Spirotheca rosea
 
References
- 1 2 Gibbs, Peter E.; Alverson, William S. (2006). "How many species of Spirotheca (Malvaceae s.l., Bombacoideae)?". Brittonia. 58 (3): 245–258. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[245:HMSOSM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0007-196X.
 - ↑ Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson Guedes de; Machado, Marlon Câmara; Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci de (2012). "Spirotheca elegans (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae), a New Species from Bahia, Brazil". Systematic Botany. 37 (4): 978–982. doi:10.1600/036364412X656554. ISSN 0363-6445.
 
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