Gyrocarpus
Genus of flowering plants
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Gyrocarpus is a small genus of flowering plants in the Hernandiaceae family with a wide pantropical distribution.
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| Illustration of Gyrocarpus americanus by William Roxburgh, 1795 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Hernandiaceae |
| Genus: | Gyrocarpus N.J. Jacquin, 1763 |
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Species
- Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. (Pantropical)
- Gyrocarpus angustifolius (Verdc.) Thulin (Africa)
- Gyrocarpus hababensis Chiov. (Africa)
- Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius Domin (Central and North America)
- Gyrocarpus mocinnoi Espejo (Mexico)
