Gyrinops
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| Gyrinops | |
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| Leaves of Gyrinops walla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Thymelaeoideae |
| Genus: | Gyrinops Gaertn. (1791) |
| Species[1] | |
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9; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gyrinops is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the family Thymelaeaceae.[2] They are native to Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and New Guinea.[1]
The genus Gyrinops is closely related to Aquilaria and in the past all species were considered to belong to Aquilaria.[3]
