{{short description|Genus of Malvaceae plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image =Kydia calycina 01.JPG |image_caption =''Kydia calycina'' |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Kydia |authority = Roxb.<ref>Pl. Coromandel 3: 11 (1811)</ref> |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text }}
'''''Kydia''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, found in the Indian subcontinent, southern China and Southeast Asia.<ref name = "25934-1" /> Some sources consider it to be monotypic, with ''Kydia calycina'' the only species; certainly ''K. calycina'' is the best{{nbh}}studied species, as it is widely exploited, even cultivated, for timber and fiber.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Swaminathan |first1=M. S. |last2=Kochhar |first2=S. L. |date=23 May 2019 |title=Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Gardens |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=45–46 |isbn=9781108640633 }}</ref>
==Species== Currently accepted species include:<ref name = "25934-1" >{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25934-1 |title=''Kydia'' Roxb. |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=4 September 2020 }}</ref>
*''Kydia calycina'' <small>Roxb.</small> *''Kydia glabrescens'' <small>Mast.</small>
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Category:Hibisceae Category:Malvaceae genera