PLANTS Profile for Bombax ceiba (red silk cottontree)

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PLANTS Profile

Bombax ceiba L.
red silk cottontree

Symbol:

BOCE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Bombacaceae

Duration:

None

Not in PFA

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Images:
Bombax ceiba L.

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Synonyms:
Bombax ceiba L.

	BOMA8	Bombax malabaricum DC.
	SAMA24	Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl.

Related Taxa:
Bombax ceiba L.

View 9 genera in Bombacaceae, 1 species in Bombax

Classification:
Bombax ceiba L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Bombacaceae – Kapok-tree family
Genus	Bombax L. – cottontree
Species	Bombax ceiba L. – red silk cottontree

More Accounts and Images:
Bombax ceiba L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21593.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 09:11 AM CDT