PSEUDOBOMBAX ELLIPTICUM
Author:
Armando Dugand, 1943
Family:
BOMBACACEAE
Origin:
Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Windward Islands
Elevation:
Publisher:
Dugand. (1943). In: Caldasia, Ii 67.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
50 Centimetres
Height:
10 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Bombax ellipticum, Kunth, 1922.
Bombax mexicanum, Hemsl.1878.
Carolinea fastuosa, A. P. de Candolle. 1824.
Pachira fastuosa, Decaisne, 1880.
Pseudobombax ellipticum var. tenuiflorum, A.Robyns.
This member of the Bombacaceae* family was given this name by Armando Degand in 1943. It is found in the central America, growing among rocks in a well-drained soil. Quite some water when in growth, none in winter. The caudex will grow to more than 50 centimetres, the stems will reach ten meters or even more. The flowers are white to pink. It can only be reproduced by seeds.
The genera name from Greek pseudo; 'false' and Bombax, another genera in the family. The species name means 'elliptical', about twice as long as wide, for the leaves. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Bombacaceae is now part of the Malvaceae. A flower by Alan Butterfield. An other plant which have been cut back. An older stem by Pamla J. Eisenberg.
Flower
White - Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
