Bombax anceps

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Bombax anceps
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Bombax
Species:
B. anceps
Binomial name
Bombax anceps
Synonyms

Salmalia anceps(Pierre) Stearn
Gossampinus valetoniiBakh.
Gossampinus ancepsBakh.
Bombax valetonii Hochr.
Bombax kerrii Craib

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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 cambodiensePierre. [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.

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References

  1. Pierre JBL (1888) In: Fl. For. Cochinch. t. 175
  2. 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.
  3. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  4. Plants of the World Online (POWO): Bombax cambodiense Pierre (retrieved 4 April 2020)
  5. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN