Spirotheca

Spirotheca
	Spirotheca rivieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Bombacoideae
Genus:	Spirotheca ; Ulbr.
Species
	6 species, see text

Last updated May 27, 2025

Spirotheca is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.^[1]

Species

Currently recognized species in Spirotheca are:^[1]^[2]

Spirotheca awadendron
Spirotheca elegans
Spirotheca mahechae
Spirotheca michaeli
Spirotheca rivieri
Spirotheca rosea

References

1 2 Gibbs, Peter E.; Alverson, William S. (2006). "How many species of Spirotheca (Malvaceae s.l., Bombacoideae)?" . Brittonia. 58 (3): 245–258. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[245:HMSOSM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0007-196X.
↑ Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson Guedes de; Machado, Marlon Câmara; Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci de (2012). "Spirotheca elegans (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae), a New Species from Bahia, Brazil" . Systematic Botany. 37 (4): 978–982. doi:10.1600/036364412X656554. ISSN 0363-6445.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Gibbs, Peter E.; Alverson, William S. (2006). "How many species of Spirotheca (Malvaceae s.l., Bombacoideae)?" . Brittonia. 58 (3): 245–258. doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2006)58[245:HMSOSM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0007-196X.

[2] Carvalho-Sobrinho, Jefferson Guedes de; Machado, Marlon Câmara; Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci de (2012). "Spirotheca elegans (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae), a New Species from Bahia, Brazil" . Systematic Botany. 37 (4): 978–982. doi:10.1600/036364412X656554. ISSN 0363-6445.

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