Gyrocarpus is a small genus of flowering plants in the Hernandiaceae family with a wide pantropical distribution.
Species
Five species are accepted.
- Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. – Pantropical
- Gyrocarpus angustifolius (Verdc.) Thulin – eastern Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Somalia
- Gyrocarpus hababensis Chiov. – Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, and northern Kenya
- Gyrocarpus jatrophifolius Domin – Mexico and Central America
- Gyrocarpus mocinoi Espejo – central and southern Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador
