Gaya (plant)

Gaya
Gaya parviflora from Mendoza, Argentina,
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Gaya
Kunth
Type species
Gaya hermannioides[1]
Kunth
Synonyms[2]
  • Philippimalva Kuntze
  • Tetraptera Phil.

Gaya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It has been classed in the Malvoideae subfamily and the Malveae tribe.[3]

It is native to Tropical America with its greatest diversity in Brazil (up to 14 species). It is also found in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.[2]

  1. ^ "Taxon: Gaya hermannioides". Flora of the Yucatan Peninsula (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gaya". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ Takeuchi, Cátia; Kano, Cecília H.; Tate, Jennifer A.; Esteves, Gerleni L. (September 2018). "Molecular Phylogenetics and Character Evolution of Gaya and Related Genera (Malvoideae, Malvaceae)". Systematic Botany. 43 (3): 676–688. doi:10.1600/036364418X697391.