Glossostemon

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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Glossostemon is a genus of perennial herb in the family Malvaceae native to Iraq, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.{{cite book | title=The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world | publisher=Plant Gateway Ltd. | author=James W. Byng | year=2014 | pages=300 | isbn=9780992999315}} It has lobed, serrated leaves and numerous flowers. The flower petals are flat with longitudinal ribs on the upper surface.{{cite book | title=Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Capparales, Malvales and Non-betalain Caryophyllales | publisher=Springer Science & Business Media | author=Klaus Kubitzki, Clemens Bayer | year=2003 | pages=242 | isbn=9783540428732}}

Species include:{{cite web | url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7322908 | title=Glossostemon Desf. | publisher=Global Biodiversity Information Facility | accessdate=5 January 2016}}

• Glossostemon bruguieri (Synonym: Dombeya arabica Baker{{cite web | url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/7ee5c3a28dd55e8d076bd85aef782a70/source/tree | title=Species details : Glossostemon bruguieri Desf. | publisher=Catalogue of Life | accessdate=5 January 2016 | archive-date=14 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014140752/https://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/7ee5c3a28dd55e8d076bd85aef782a70/source/tree | url-status=dead }})