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283.0000 Family Malvaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 271 (1789), nom. cons.
249 genera, ca. 5400 spp.
Species listed in database: 5575; hybrids: 40
= Berryaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxvii (2001), Family
= Bombacaceae Kunth; Malvac., Büttner., Tiliac. 5 (1822), nom. cons.
= Brownlowiaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Byttneriaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 540 (1814), nom. cons.
= Chiranthodendraceae A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 303 (1887)
= Dombeyaceae Desf.; Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3: 252 (1829), nom. cons.
= Durionaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Grewiaceae Doweld & Reveal; Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 100 (2005)
= Helicteraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858), Family
= Hermanniaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 52 (1820)
= Hibiscaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 275 (1858)
= Lasiopetalaceae Rchb.; Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37 (1823)
= Mansoniaceae A.Chev.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 38(1): 852 (1913)
= Melochiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 271 (1858)
= Pentapetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Philippodendraceae A.Juss.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 9: 735 (1847)
= Plagianthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 272 (1858)
= Sidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Sparrmanniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 260 (1858)
= Sterculiaceae Vent.; Parad. Lond. 2: ad t. 69 (1807), nom. cons.
= Theobromataceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858)
= Tiliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 289 (1789), nom. cons.
283.7505 Genus Spirotheca Ulbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 159 (1914)
Distribution: Panama to Peru and Brazil. Distinct from Ceiba fide Carvalho-Sobrino et al. (2016)
Species listed in database: 9
species :
Spirotheca awadendron Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 25(95): 201 (2001)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Spirotheca codazziana Romero; Mutisia 26: 7 (1959)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Huila, Santander, Tolima)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Spirotheca trilobata Romero; Mutisia 26: 12 (1959)
species :
Spirotheca elegans Carv.-Sobr., M.Machado & L.P.Queiroz; Syst. Bot. 37(4): 978 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Spirotheca mahechae Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 25(95): 203 (2001)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Spirotheca michaeli Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 467 (1954)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Putumayo)
82 CLM
species :
Spirotheca rhodostyla Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 465 (1954)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Huila, Nariño, Quindío, Risaralda, Tolima, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Spirotheca rivieri (Decne.) Ulbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 162 (1914)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceiba rivieri (Decne.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 212 (1886)
= Eriodendron rivieri Decne.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur., Sér. 2, 12: 167 (1877)
= Xylon rivieri (Decne.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 75 (1891)
variant :
var. passifloroides (Cuatrec.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson; Brittonia 58(3): 251 (2006)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Spirotheca passifloroides Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 466 (1954)
species :
Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson; Brittonia 58(3): 253 (2006)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó); Ecuador; Bolivia (La Paz)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceiba allenii Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 359 (1942)
= Ceiba rosea (Seem.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 205 (1886)
= Ceiba salmonea (Ulbr.) Bakh.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 6: 198 (1924)
= Chorisia rosea Seem.; Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 3: 84 (1853)
= Spirotheca allenii (Woodson) Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 167 (1954)
= Spirotheca rimbachii Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 467 (1954)
= Spirotheca salmonea Ulbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 160 (1914)
= Xylon roseum (Seem.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 24 (1898)
species :
Spirotheca zapotillana Armijos, D.P.Gonzalez & Nole; PhytoKeys 265: 184 (2025)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
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