Bombax anceps
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Bombax anceps | |
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Section of spiny trunk. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Bombax |
Species: | B. anceps
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Binomial name | |
Bombax anceps | |
Synonyms | |
Salmalia anceps (Pierre) Stearn |
Bombax anceps[1] is a tree species now in the Malvaceae that was described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre from its range in Indochina.[2][3] The subspecies B. a. cambodiense has been reverted to species Bombax cambodiense Pierre.[4]
Description
It is a deciduous tree with a spiny trunk (illustrated), reaching 15 m in height. The leaves are glabrous and digitate, with 4-7 leaflets. The capsules enclose cottony seeds, like other species in the genus, and are 80–160 mm long.[5]
Common names
In Vietnamese Bombax anceps is called gạo hoa đỏ (describing its red flower) or gạo hai mặt.
References
- ^ Pierre JBL (1888) In: Fl. For. Cochinch. t. 175
- ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
- ^ Plants of the World Online (POWO): Bombax cambodiense Pierre (retrieved 4 April 2020)
- ^ Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
Gallery
External links
Media related to Bombax anceps at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bombax at Wikispecies
- Malaysian Flora: B. anceps (good illustrations, retrieved 2 December 2017)Error: "Q15358269" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Bombax
- Flora of Indo-China
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