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 | |
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10; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.