| Bombax anceps | |
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| Section of spiny trunk. | |
Scientific classification 
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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 Pierre | |
| Synonyms | |
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Salmalia anceps (Pierre) Stearn | |
Bombax anceps is a tree species now in the Malvaceae that was described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre from its range in Indochina. The subspecies B. a. cambodiense has been reverted to species Bombax cambodiense Pierre.
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.
Common names
In Vietnamese Bombax anceps is called gạo hoa đỏ (describing its red flower) or gạo hai mặt.
References
- Pierre JBL (1888) In: Fl. For. Cochinch. t. 175
- 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.
- World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
- Plants of the World Online (POWO): Bombax cambodiense Pierre (retrieved 4 April 2020)
- Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
Gallery
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External links
- images at iNaturalist
Media related to Bombax anceps at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bombax at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Bombax anceps | |