Gyrinops | |
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Leaves of Gyrinops walla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Subfamily: | Thymelaeoideae |
Genus: | Gyrinops Gaertn. (1791) |
Species[1] | |
9; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Gyrinops is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the family Thymelaeaceae.[2] They are native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea.[1]
The genus Gyrinops is closely related to Aquilaria and in the past all species were considered to belong to Aquilaria.[3]