Ceiba speciosa

Ceiba speciosa

Taxonavigation [edit]

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Bombacoideae
Genus: Ceiba
Sectio: C. sect. Ceiba
Species: Ceiba speciosa

Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna (1998)

Heterotypic
- Ceiba rosea (Seem.) K.Schum. in Mart. (ed.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 205. 1886.
- Chorisia rosea Seem., Bot. Voy. Herald 84. 1853.
- Chorisia speciosa var. minor Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier 7, App. 1: 67. 1899.
- Chorisia speciosa var. paraguariensis Hassl., Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 176. 1907.
- Spirotheca allenii (Woodson) Cuatrec., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9(35): 167. 1954.
- Spirotheca codazziana Romero, Mutisia 26: 7, f. 1, 2, 4. 1959.
- Spirotheca rhodostyla Cuatrec., Phytologia 4: 465. 1954.
- Spirotheca rimbachii Cuatrec., Phytologia 4: 467. 1954.
- Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson, Brittonia 58(3): 253. 2006.
- Spirotheca salmonea Ulbr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 6: 160. 1914.
- Spirotheca trilobata Romero, Mutisia 26: 12-14, f. 3, 5, 6. 1959.
- Xylon roseum (Seem.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 24. 1898 [1].

Ravenna, P. 1998. Onira; Botanical Leaflets 3(15): 46.
The Plant List 2010. Version 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 2012 Sep 15.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [2]

English: Silk floss tree
español: Palo borracho
português: Paineira
suomi: Pullokapokkipuu

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