Gyranthera

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Gyranthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Bombacaceae
Genus: Gyranthera
Pittier
Species

Gyranthera caribensis
Gyranthera darienensis
Gyranthera micrantha

Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America, belonging to family Bombacaceae.

Gyranthera caribensis is a tall (up to 60 meters) buttressed tree, which grows in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests of northern Venezuela. Gyranthera darienensis is a threatened species endemic to Panama.