''Pseudobombax'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the subfamily
Bombacoideae
Bombacoideae is a subfamily of the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains herbaceous and woody plants. Their leaves are alternate, commonly palmately lobed, with small and caducous stipules. The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic; the c ...
of the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
.
The genus ranges across tropical South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Windward Islands.
["''Pseudobombax'' Dugand". ''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 26 August 2021]
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Selected species
* '' Pseudobombax argentinum'' ( R.E.Fr.) A.Robyns – Soroche ( Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)
* '' Pseudobombax ellipticum'' (Kunth) Dugand – Shaving brush tree (Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)
* ''Pseudobombax grandiflorum
''Pseudobombax'' is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae.
The genus ranges across tropical South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Windward Islands."''Pseudobombax'' Dugand". ...
'' (Cav.) A.Robyns
* '' Pseudobombax guayasense'' A.Robyns (Ecuador)
* '' Pseudobombax longiflorum'' (Mart.) A.Robyns (Bolivia & Brazil)
* '' Pseudobombax millei'' ( Standl.) A.Robyns – Beldaco (Ecuador)
* ''Pseudobombax septenatum
''Pseudobombax septenatum'' is of the family Malvaceae, commonly known as Algodón de río, beldaco, ceibo barrigón, majagua colorada or barrigon. It is a deciduous tree up to in height which grows in semi-deciduous rainforest with a definite d ...
'' (Jacq.) Dugand
References
External links
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Malvaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Flora of the Neotropical realm
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