Pseudobombax

Pseudobombax
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Bombacoideae
Genus:	Pseudobombax Dugand [1]
Species
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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. ^[2]

Species

28 species are accepted. ^[2]

• Pseudobombax andicola A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax argentinum (R.E.Fr.) A.Robyns – Soroche (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)
• Pseudobombax cajamarcanus Fern.Alonso
• Pseudobombax calcicola Carv.-Sobr. & L.P.Queiroz
• Pseudobombax campestre (Mart.) A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax cinereum Ravenna
• Pseudobombax crassipes Ravenna
• Pseudobombax croizatii A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax ellipticoideum A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand– Shaving brush tree (Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)
• Pseudobombax euryandrum Ravenna
• Pseudobombax furadense Gianasi & R.M.Santos
• Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax longiflorum (Mart.) A.Robyns (Bolivia & Brazil)
• Pseudobombax majus (A.Robyns) Carv.-Sobr.
• Pseudobombax marginatum (A.St.-Hil.) A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax maximum A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax millei (Standl.) A.Robyns (synonym P. guayasenseA.Robyns) – beldaco (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru)
• Pseudobombax minimum Carv.-Sobr. & L.P.Queiroz
• Pseudobombax munguba (Mart.) Dugand
• Pseudobombax palmeri (S.Watson) Dugand
• Pseudobombax parvifolium Carv.-Sobr. & L.P.Queiroz
• Pseudobombax petropolitanum A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax pulchellum Carv.-Sobr.
• Pseudobombax riopretensis Ravenna
• Pseudobombax septenatum (Jacq.) Dugand ^[3]
• Pseudobombax simplicifolium A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax tomentosum (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns

References

1. "Genus: Pseudobombax Dugand". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
2. "Pseudobombax Dugand". Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 4 November 2025.
3. "GRIN Species Records of Pseudobombax". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-04-29.

External links

• Media related to Pseudobombax at Wikimedia Commons