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Bombacaceae

Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae

Taxonomy
Bombacaceae was named by Kunth.

It was assigned to Malvales by Knowlton (1919), Mabberley (2000).

Entered
by J. Cassara (authorized by H. Sims) on 2003-11-25; modified by J. Cassara on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Bombaceae Knowlton
2000Bombacaceae Mabberley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
Rosids
Eurosids
Malvids
orderMalvales
familyBombacaceaeKunth
familyBombacaceaeKunth

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Bombacaceae Kunth
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G. †Bacutriporites Du Chene et al. 1978
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Bacutriporites echinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bacutriporites orluensis Du Chene et al. 1978
G. †Bombacacidites Couper 1960
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Bombacacidites annae Germeraad 1968
Bombacacidites assamicus Sah and Dutta 1968
Bombacacidites brevis Dueñas 1980
Bombacacidites fossureticulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bombacacidites foveoreticulatus Müller et al. 1987
Bombacacidites gonzalezii Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bombacacidites grahamii Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bombacacidites protofoveoreticulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bombacacidites psilatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bombacacidites simplireticulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Bombacacidites soleaformis Müller et al. 1987
Bombacacidites trilobatus Mathur and Chopra 1987
G. †Bombacites Berry 1916
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Bombacites formosus Berry 1916
Bombacites orientalis Lakhanpal 1955
Bombacites wilcoxianus Berry 1916
G. Bombax Linnaeus 1753 [cotton tree]
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Bombax ceiba Linnaeus 1753
Bombax pentandrum Linnaeus 1753
Bombax religiosa Linnaeus 1753
Bombax virginiensis Fontaine 1889
Invalid names: Salmalia Schott and Endlicher 1832 [synonym]
G. Eriodendron de Candolle 1824
G. Pachira Aublet 1775
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Pachira palaeomalabarica Prasad et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available