Glyphaea

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Glyphaea
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Glyphaea brevis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae
Genus: Glyphaea
Hook.f.
Synonyms [1]

SchweinfurthafraKuntze

Glyphaea is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, which includes two species of shrubs or trees native to tropical Africa. [1] It belongs to subfamily Grewioideae; it was previously placed in the Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae. [2]

It contains the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 "Glyphaea Hook.f." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. Heywood, V. H.; Brummitt, R. K.; Culham, A. & Seberg, O. (2007). Flowering Plant Families of the World. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada: Firefly Books. ISBN   978-1-55407-206-4.