Biology:Corchoropsis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Corchoropsis
yellow flower with leaves
Corchoropsis crenata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Corchoropsis
Siebold & Zucc. (1843)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Paradombeya Stapf (1902)

Corchoropsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains three species native to eastern Asia, which range from Myanmar and Thailand through China to Korea and Japan. Two species, C. burmanica and C. sinensis, are shrubs or small trees, and C. crenata is an annual.[1]

Species

Three species are accepted:[1]

  • Corchoropsis burmanica (Stapf) Dorr
  • Corchoropsis crenata Siebold & Zucc.
  • Corchoropsis sinensis (Dunn) Dorr

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8351046 entry