Gyrocarpus is a small genus of flowering plants in the Hernandiaceae family with a wide pantropical distribution.
Species
- Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. (Pantropical)
- Gyrocarpus angustifolius (Verdc.) Thulin (Africa)
- Gyrocarpus hababensis Chiov. (Africa)
- Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius Domin (Central and North America)
- Gyrocarpus mocinnoi Espejo (Mexico)
References
- Michalak, Ingo; Zhang Li-Bing; Renner, Susanne S. (2010-05-11). "Trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific and trans-Indian Ocean dispersal in the small Gondwanan Laurales family Hernandiaceae". Journal of Biogeography. 37 (7): 1214–1226. Bibcode:2010JBiog..37.1214M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02306.x.
