Gyrocarpus
Encyclopedia
Gyrocarpus is a small genus of flowering plant
s in the Hernandiaceae
family with a wide pantropical distribution.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the Hernandiaceae
Hernandiaceae
Hernandiaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognised by most taxonomists.The APG II system, of 2003 , also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Laurales in the clade magnoliids...
family with a wide pantropical distribution.
Species
- Gyrocarpus americanusGyrocarpus americanusGyrocarpus americanus is a flowering plant in the Hernandiaceae family with a wide pantropical distribution. It is commonly and variously known as the Helicopter Tree, Propeller Tree, Whirly Whirly Tree, Stinkwood or Shitwood...
Jacq. (PantropicalPantropicalIn biogeography, a pantropical distribution one which covers tropical regions of all of the major continents, i.e. in Africa, in Asia and in the Americas. Examples include the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa....
) - Gyrocarpus angustifolius (Verdc.) Thulin (Africa)
- Gyrocarpus hababensis Chiov. (Africa)
- Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius Domin (Central and North America)
- Gyrocarpus mocinnoi Espejo (Mexico)