Eriotheca

Eriotheca
Eriotheca pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Bombacoideae
Genus:	Eriotheca Schott & Endl.
Species [1]
34, see text
Synonyms [1]
MilleaStandl. TartagaliaCapurro

Eriotheca globosa - MHNT

Eriotheca is a genus of flowering plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to tropical South America. ^{[2] [1]}

Species

34 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Eriotheca alversonii Carv.-Sobr. & Dorr
• Eriotheca bahiensis M.C.Duarte & G.L.Esteves
• Eriotheca bracteolata T.M.Macedo & M.C.Duarte
• Eriotheca candolleana (K.Schum.) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca crassa (Uittien) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca crenulata (K.Schum.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte
• Eriotheca crenulaticalyx A.Robyns
• Eriotheca discolor (Kunth) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca dolichopoda A.Robyns
• Eriotheca estevesiae Carv.-Sobr.
• Eriotheca globosa (Aubl.) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca gracilipes (K.Schum.) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca hassleri A.Robyns
• Eriotheca longipedicellata (Ducke) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca longipes (A.Robyns) M.C.Duarte & G.L.Esteves
• Eriotheca longitubulosa A.Robyns
• Eriotheca loretensis Fern.Alonso
• Eriotheca luzensis V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte
• Eriotheca macrophylla (K.Schum.) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca obcordata A.Robyns & S.Nilsson
• Eriotheca paganuccii Carv.-Sobr., A.C.Mota & Dorr
• Eriotheca peruviana A.Robyns
• Eriotheca pentaphylla (Vell.) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca pubescens (Mart. & Zucc.) Schott & Endl.
• Eriotheca platyandra A.Robyns
• Eriotheca pubescens (Mart. & Zucc.) Schott & Endl.
• Eriotheca roseorum (Cuatrec.) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca ruizii (K.Schum.) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca saxicola Carv.-Sobr.
• Eriotheca sclerophylla (Ducke) M.C.Duarte & G.L.Esteves
• Eriotheca squamigera (Cuatrec.) Fern.Alonso
• Eriotheca surinamensis (Uittien) A.Robyns
• Eriotheca uniflora V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte
• Eriotheca vargasii (Cuatrec.) A.Robyns

References

1. "Eriotheca Schott & Endl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 3 November 2025.
2. "Eriotheca Schott & Endl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.