Guazuma
Genus of plants
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Guazuma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae native Mexico and tropical America.[2]
| Guazuma | |
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| Guazuma ulmifolia flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Tribe: | Theobromateae |
| Genus: | Guazuma Mill. |
| Type species | |
| Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Taxonomy
It was published by Philip Miller in 1754.[3][1] The lectotype Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. was designated in 1967.[1]
Species
It has four species:[2]
- Guazuma crinita Mart.
- Guazuma invira (Willd.) G.Don
- Guazuma longipedicellata Freytag
- Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.