Bombax ceiba

Taxonavigation

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

Bombax ceiba L., 1753, nom. cons.

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

Synonyms

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

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, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 511. Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2). 492 pp., MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bombax ceiba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 04. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Bombax ceiba. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bombax ceiba. Published online. Accessed: September 04 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Bombax ceiba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bombax ceiba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

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