Bombax
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See also: bombax
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx, “prodigious”)
Proper noun[edit]
Bombax n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – cotton trees, of tropical and subtropical environments in the Old World and Australia.
Usage notes[edit]
- Formerly included species now in genera Ceiba, Pseudobombax, Pachira, Eriotheca, Pochota, Rhodognaphalon, Cochlospermum, etc..
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Bombacoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Bombax ceiba - type species; Bombax buonopozense, Bombax costatum, Bombax insigne, Bombax mossambicense - species; for species formerly included see Bombax at Plants of the World Online
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Bombax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bombax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Bombax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bombax at USDA Plants database
- Bombax at Tropicos
- Bombax at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bombax at Encyclopedia of Life
- Bombax at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bombax at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Bombax at Plants of the World Online