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Quararibea

Quararibea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes 61 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central and South America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.

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Quararibea
Fruit of Quararibea cordata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Quararibea
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Species

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Synonyms1
  • Gerbera J.F.Gmel., orth. var.
  • Gerberia Scop.
  • Lexarza La Llave
  • Myrodia Sw.

Quararibea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes 61 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central and South America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.1

Species

61 species are accepted.1

  • Quararibea aliciae Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea alversonii C.D.M.Ferreira, Bovini & Baumgratz
  • Quararibea amazonica Ulbr.
  • Quararibea angustifolia (Mart.) C.D.M.Ferreira & Bovini
  • Quararibea aristeguietae Cuatrec.
  • Quararibea asterolepis Pittier
  • Quararibea aurantiocalyx W.S.Alverson
  • Quararibea bilobata A.Robyns
  • Quararibea bovinii C.D.M.Ferreira
  • Quararibea bragae C.D.M.Ferreira & Bovini
  • Quararibea cacao (Triana & Planch.) Baill.
  • Quararibea caldasiana Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea calycoptera Fern.Alonso & Cornejo
  • Quararibea casasecae Fern.Alonso & Castrov.
  • Quararibea centinelae Fern.Alonso & Cornejo
  • Quararibea ciroana Cuatrec.
  • Quararibea citarensis Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea cogolloi Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea cornejoi Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea costaricensis W.S.Alverson
  • Quararibea cryptantha Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea duckei Huber
  • Quararibea floribunda (A.St.-Hil. & Naudin) K.Schum.
  • Quararibea foenigraeca Cuatrec.
  • Quararibea funebris (La Llave) Vischer
  • Quararibea gentlei Lundell
  • Quararibea gigantiflora Pittier
  • Quararibea gomeziana W.S.Alverson
  • Quararibea grandifolia (Little) Cuatrec.
  • Quararibea guianensis Aubl.
  • Quararibea latilimbata Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea lopezperaltae Gallardo-Hern. & Lorea-Hern.
  • Quararibea magnifica Pittier
  • Quararibea martini Baill.
  • Quararibea mayarum Lorea-Hern. & Gallardo-Hern.
  • Quararibea nigrescens N.Zamora, Cascante & S.Y.Kim
  • Quararibea obovalifolia Pittier
  • Quararibea parviflora Lundell
  • Quararibea parvifolia Standl.
  • Quararibea pendula W.S.Alverson
  • Quararibea penduliflora (A.St.-Hil.) K.Schum.
  • Quararibea platyphylla Pittier & Donn.Sm.
  • Quararibea pterocalyx Hemsl.
  • Quararibea pumila W.S.Alverson
  • Quararibea rangelii Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea recondita Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea reflexipetala Cascante, J.Sánchez-Gonz. & W.S.Alverson
  • Quararibea ruiziana Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea santaritensis W.S.Alverson
  • Quararibea silverstonei Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea similis C.D.M.Ferreira & Bovini
  • Quararibea spatulata Ducke
  • Quararibea stenophylla Pittier
  • Quararibea steyermarkii Cuatrec.
  • Quararibea tafallae Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea tulekunae Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea turbinata (Sw.) Poir. – swizzlestick tree2
  • Quararibea velutina Cuatrec.
  • Quararibea villanuevae Fern.Alonso
  • Quararibea wittii K.Schum. & Ulbr.
  • Quararibea yunckeri Standl.

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