Catostemma
Genus of flowering plants
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Catostemma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]
| Catostemma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bombacoideae |
| Genus: | Catostemma Benth. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Guenetia Sagot ex Benoist | |
Its native range is tropical South America, from Ecuador and Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.[1]
Species
16 species are accepted.[1]
- Catostemma albuquerquei Paula
- Catostemma altsonii Sandwith
- Catostemma cavalcantei Paula
- Catostemma commune Sandwith
- Catostemma digitata J.D.Sheph. & W.S.Alverson
- Catostemma durifolius W.S.Alverson
- Catostemma ebracteolatum Steyerm.
- Catostemma fragrans Benth.
- Catostemma grazielae Paula
- Catostemma hirsutulum Steyerm.
- Catostemma lanceolatum C.D.M.Ferreira & W.S.Alverson
- Catostemma lemense Sanoja
- Catostemma marahuacense Steyerm.
- Catostemma milanezii Paula
- Catostemma sancarlosianum Steyerm.
- Catostemma sclerophyllum Ducke