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Bombax (cotton tree)

Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae

Taxonomy
Bombax was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Bombax ceiba.

It was assigned to Bombaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
B. ceiba (type species), B. pentandrum, B. religiosa, B. virginiensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. aramariensis, B. prebarrigon

Synonyms
  • Salmalia was named by Schott and Endlicher (1832). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Bombax by Chauhan (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Bombax Linnaeus
1832Salmalia Schott and Endlicher
1919Bombax Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderMalvales
familyBombacaceaeKunth
genusBombax

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) Bombax sp. (169358)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Bombax sepultiflorum (113682)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Brazil (Bahia) Bombax aramariensis (32009)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Trinidad and Tobago Bombax prebarrigon (34145)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda Bombax rhodognaphalon (22390)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Salmalia malabarica (228785) Salmalia sp. (228811 228812)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Salmalia sp. (228761 228776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttar Pradesh) Salmalia sp. (228820)