Cavanillesia arborea

Cavanillesia arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Cavanillesia
Species:	C. arborea
Binomial name
Cavanillesia arborea (Willd.) K.Schum.

Cavanillesia arborea (common name barrigudo) is a flowering plant in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae, native to the Caatinga region of central and eastern Brazil. ^{[1] [2]} Fully mature specimens can have the appearance of a baobab ( Adansonia digitata ), but they can also assume the shape of a huge rugby ball or an American football, growing from a small base, swelling in the middle to as much as 5 metres (16 ft), and then constricting again just beneath the branches. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Cavanillesia arborea (Willd.) K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
2. Walker, C. C. (2022). "Cavanillesia Malvaceae". In Eggli, U.; Nyffeler, R. (eds.). Dicotyledons: Rosids. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 1–7. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85239-9_77-1. ISBN   978-3-030-85239-9.
3. Schimper, Dr. A.F.W. (1903). Plant Geography on a Physiological Basis. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press. pp. 349 plus figure 193.
4. Jacobsen, Hermann (1960). Handbook of Succulent Plants. Vol. 1. London: Blandford Press. p. 259.