Gyranthera
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Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America, belonging to family Malvaceae
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Gyranthera caribensis is a tall (up to 60 meters) buttressed tree, which grows in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests
of northern Venezuela
. Gyranthera darienensis
is a threatened species endemic to Panama
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Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
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Gyranthera caribensis is a tall (up to 60 meters) buttressed tree, which grows in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests
Cordillera de la Costa montane forests
The Cordillera de la Costa montane forests is a montane ecoregion of the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest Biome, in the Venezuelan Coastal Range on the Caribbean Sea in northern Venezuela.-Geography:...
of northern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. Gyranthera darienensis
Gyranthera darienensis
The Cucarrón or Cucharón is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Bombacaceae family.It is found only in Panama.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
is a threatened species endemic to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
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