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Ceiba speciosa

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Ceiba speciosa

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: Ceiba
Sectio: C. sect. Ceiba
Species: Ceiba speciosa

Name

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

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil., Pl. Usuel. Bras. 63. 1827.
  • Heterotypic
    • Bombax aculeatum Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 286 (1829), sensu auct.
    • Chorisia speciosa var. minor Chodat in Bull. Herb. Boissier 7(App. 1): 67 (1899)
    • Chorisia speciosa var. paraguariensis Hassl. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 176 (1907)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Paraguay
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Peru
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
    • Introduced into:
      • Ethiopia, India

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Silk floss tree
español: Palo borracho
suomi: Pullokapokkipuu
magyar: Hernyóselyemfa, brazíliai kapokfa
português: Paineira
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