# Kydia

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{{short description|Genus of Malvaceae plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image =Kydia calycina 01.JPG
|image_caption =''Kydia calycina''
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Kydia
|authority = [Roxb.](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kydia_calycina)'' <small>Roxb.</small>
*''[Kydia glabrescens](/source/Kydia_glabrescens)'' <small>Mast.</small>

==References==
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Category:Hibisceae
Category:Malvaceae genera

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