Gyrinops

Gyrinops
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

9; see text

Synonyms
  • Brachythalamus Gilg (1899)
  • Lachnolepis Miq. (1863)

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.