Taxonomy Profile: Bombax ceiba (L)

Bombax ceiba: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Bombax malabaricum
DC
Salmalia malabarica
DC Schott & Endl
Common Name(s):
red silk cottontree []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Bombax ceiba: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Malvales
Family : Malvaceae
mallows |
mauves |
Genus : Bombax
cottontree |
Species : Bombax ceiba
red silk cottontree |
Bombax ceiba Direct Children(s):
Bombax ceiba: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Laurence J. Dorr
Notes:
Research Botanist and Associate Curator, National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 166, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Reference for:
Bombax ceiba
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Bombax ceiba
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Bombax ceiba
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Bombax ceiba
Source:
eFloras: Flora of China, 2011
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
eFloras, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org
Reference for:
Bombax ceiba
Source:
Malvales of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-11-11
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Bombax ceiba
Source:
Tropicos, 2020
Acquired:
2020-08-10
Notes:
Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 10 Aug 2020 <http://www.tropicos.org>
Reference for:
Bombax ceiba
Publication(s):
Bombax ceiba: Geographic Information
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Bombax ceiba: Comments