Bombax ceiba

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Bombax ceiba
Bombax ceiba

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Malvales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Bombacoideae
Tribus: Bombaceae
Genus: Bombax
Species: Bombax ceiba

Name

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Bombax ceiba L., 1753, nom. cons.

  • Typus: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 3: t. 52 (1682).

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Bombacopsis quinata Dugand in Contr. Hist. Nat. Colomb. 1: 2 (1938), nom. superfl.
    • Bombax quinatum Jacq. in Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 192 (1763), nom. superfl.
    • Pachira quinata W.S.Alverson in Novon 4: 7 (1994), nom. superfl.
    • Pochota quinata W.D.Stevens in Taxon 36: 463 (1987), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Bombax aculeatum L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1141 (1759)
    • Bombax ceiba Burm.f. in Fl. Indica: 145 (1768), sensu auct.
    • Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum A.Robyns in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 97 (1963)
    • Bombax heptaphyllum Cav. in Diss. 5: 296 (1788)
    • Bombax malabaricum DC. in Prodr. 1: 479 (1824)
    • Bombax thorelii Gagnep. in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 77 (1909)
    • Bombax tussacii Urb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 171 (1918)
    • Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr. in Lingnan Sci. J. 5: 126 (1927 publ. 1928)
    • Gossampinus rubra Buch.-Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15: 128 (1827)
    • Gossampinus thorelii (Gagnep.) Bakh. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 6: 190 (1924)
    • Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl. in Melet. Bot.: 35 (1832)
    • Melaleuca grandiflora Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 615 (1837)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Asia-tropical
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan
  • Continental:Australasia
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • New Guinea
    • Regional: Australia
      • Northern Territory
    • Introduced into:
      • Andaman Is., Brazil North, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Trinidad-Tobago

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: indischer Seidenwollbaum, roter Seidenwollbaum
English: Indian kapok, Kapoktree, northern-cottonwood, red cottontree, red silk cottontree, red silk-cotton, silk cottontree, simal
Esperanto: Hinda bombako
español: bombax, árbol del algodón
français: bombax, fromager
Nederlands: Indische kapokboom
svenska: indiskt dunträd
தமிழ்: மலை இலவம், முள்இலவம்
中文: 木棉
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