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Corchoropsis

Corchoropsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains three species native to eastern Asia, which range from Myanmar and Thailand through China to Korea and Japan. Two species, C. burmanica and C. sinensis, are shrubs or small trees, and C. crenata is an annual.

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Corchoropsis
yellow flower with leaves
Corchoropsis crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Corchoropsis
Siebold & Zucc. (1843)1
Synonyms1

Paradombeya Stapf (1902)

Corchoropsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains three species native to eastern Asia, which range from Myanmar and Thailand through China to Korea and Japan. Two species, C. burmanica and C. sinensis, are shrubs or small trees, and C. crenata is an annual.1

Species

Three species are accepted:1

References

References

  1. "Corchoropsis Siebold & Zucc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 June 2023.