| Gironniera | |
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| Gironniera subaequalis at Hùng Temple, Vietnam | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Gironniera Gaudich. |
| Species | |
6, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gironniera, is a genus of deciduous trees, containing six recognized species. It is widespread in tropical countries.
† Gironniera carinata fossil seeds of the Chattian stage, Oligocene, are known from the Oberleichtersbach Formation in the Rhön Mountains, central Germany. [1]
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