Guazuma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae native Mexico and tropical America.
Taxonomy
It was published by Philip Miller in 1754. The lectotype Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. was designated in 1967.
It has four species:
Guazuma crinita Mart.
Guazuma invira (Willd.) G.Don
Guazuma longipedicellata Freytag
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
↑ Miller, Philip. (1754). The gardeners dictionary : containing the methods of cultivating and improving all sorts of trees, plants, and flowers, for the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure gardens, as also those which are used in medicine : with directions for the culture of vineyards, and making of wine in England ... (Vol. 2). Printed for the author and sold by John and James Rivington. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44046165
1 2 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-i). Guazuma Mill. Tropicos. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40018006
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Species
It has four species:
Guazuma crinita Mart.
Guazuma invira (Willd.) G.Don
Guazuma longipedicellata Freytag
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
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