Apeiba

Apeiba
Fruit of Apeiba echinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae
Genus: Apeiba
Aubl. (1775)
Species[1]

10; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aubletia Schreb. (1789), nom. illeg.
  • Oxytandrum Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
Apeiba glabra - MHNT
Apeiba petoumo - MHNT

Apeiba is a genus of shrubs or trees in the family Malvaceae.[2][3] It includes ten species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northeastern Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c "Apeiba Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ Standley, Paul; Steyermark, Julian (1949). "Flora of Guatemala". Fieldiana. v.24:pt.6: 303–304.
  3. ^ a b Macbride, J.Francis (1956). "Flora of Peru". Fieldiana. v.13:pt.3A:no.2: 425–426.