Bombax ceiba

Bombax ceiba

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, 2nd 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, volume 2. MIM, Deurne. 492pp. In two parts. 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

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