Species of tree
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Bombax anceps | |
| 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)/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※
External links※
- images at iNaturalist
Media related——to Bombax anceps at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bombax at Wikispecies