Apeiba

Apeiba
Fruit of Apeiba echinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae
Genus: Apeiba
Aubl. (1775)
Species

10; see text

Synonyms
  • Aubletia Schreb. (1789), nom. illeg.
  • Oxytandrum Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.

Apeiba is a genus of shrubs or trees in the family Malvaceae. It includes ten species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northeastern Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.