Patinoa

Patinoa
Patinoa almirajo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Bombacoideae
Genus:	Patinoa Cuatrec.
Species
4 species, see text

Patinoa is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Panama and South America. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

Four species are accepted. ^[3]

• Patinoa almirajo Cuatrec.
• Patinoa ichthyotoxica R.E.Schult. & Cuatrec.
• Patinoa paraensis (Huber) Cuatrec.
• Patinoa sphaerocarpa Cuatrec.

References

1. Cuatrecasas, José (1953). "Un nouveau genre de Bombacées, Patinoa". Revue internationale de botanique appliquée et d'agriculture tropicale (in French). 33 (369): 306–313. doi:10.3406/jatba.1953.6605.
2. STRI. "Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute-Patinoa almirajo". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
3. "Patinoa Cuatrec". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 November 2025.