Gyrinops
| Gyrinops | |
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| Leaves of Gyrinops walla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Thymelaeoideae |
| Genus: | Gyrinops Gaertn. (1791) |
| Species | |
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9; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gyrinops is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the family Thymelaeaceae. They are native to Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea.
The genus Gyrinops is closely related to Aquilaria and in the past all species were considered to belong to Aquilaria.