Apeiba
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
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| Fruit of Apeiba echinata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Apeiba Aubl. (1775) |
| Species[1] | |
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10; see text | |
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Species
Ten species are accepted.[1]
- Apeiba albiflora Ducke
- Apeiba glabra Aubl.
- Apeiba intermedia Uittien
- Apeiba macropetala Ducke
- Apeiba membranacea Spruce ex Benth.
- Apeiba petoumo Aubl.
- Apeiba schomburgkii Szyszył.
- Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.
- Apeiba trombetensis Dorr
- Apeiba uittienii Jans.-Jac. & Westra
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