Ceiba insignis

Ceiba insignis

Ceiba insignis

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: Ceiba
Sectio: C. sect. Ceiba
Species: Ceiba insignis

Name

• Ceiba insignis (Kunth) P.E.Gibbs & Semir, 1998

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chorisia insignis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 295 (1822)
• Heterotypic
  • Ceiba integrifolia (Ulbr.) Ravenna in Onira 3: 46 (1998)
  • Ceiba mythica Ravenna in Onira 3: 47 (1998)
  • Chorisia integrifolia Ulbr. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 117: 77 (1916)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru Introduced into: Dominican Republic References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• P.E.Gibbs & Semir, 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Edinburgh and Glasgow 45:134.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ceiba insignis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Ceiba insignis. 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 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ceiba insignis. Published online. Accessed: September 05 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ceiba insignis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ceiba insignis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 September 05.

Vernacular names

English: White Silk Floss Tree
español: Palo borracho

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