Bombax
See also: bombax
Translingual
Bombax ceiba tree with fallen seeds
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx, “prodigious”)
Proper noun
Bombax n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – the cotton trees, of tropical and subtropical environments in the Old World and Australia.
Usage notes
- Formerly included species now in genus Ceiba.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Bombacoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bombax ceiba - type species; Bombax buonopozense, Bombax costatum, Bombax insigne, Bombax mossambicense - species; for species formerly included see Bombax at The Plant List
References
- Bombax at USDA Plants database
- Bombax at Tropicos
- Bombax on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bombax at Encyclopedia of Life
- Bombax at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bombax at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Bombax at The Plant List
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