Ceiba speciosa

Ceiba speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Bombacoideae
Tribus: Bombaceae
Genus: Ceiba
Sectio: C. sect. Ceiba
Species: Ceiba speciosa

Name

Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna (1998)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil., Pl. Usuel. Bras. 63. 1827.

• Heterotypic
  • Bombax aculeatum Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 286 (1829), sensu auct.
  • Chorisia speciosa var. minor Chodat in Bull. Herb. Boissier 7(App. 1): 67 (1899)
  • Chorisia speciosa var. paraguariensis Hassl. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 176 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Introduced into: Ethiopia, India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ravenna, P. 1998. Onira; Botanical Leaflets 3(15): 46.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ceiba speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Ceiba speciosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ceiba speciosa. Published online. Accessed: September 05 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ceiba speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 September 2023.
• The Plant List 2010. Version 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Sep 15.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ceiba speciosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 September 05.

Vernacular names

English: Silk floss tree
español: Palo borracho
suomi: Pullokapokkipuu
magyar: Hernyóselyemfa, brazíliai kapokfa
português: Paineira

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