Pseudobombax
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Pseudobombax is a genus of flowering plant
in the Malvaceae
family. Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Species
include:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
family. Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Bombacoideae
Bombacoideae is a subfamily of the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains herbaceous and woody plants. Their leaves are alternate, commonly palmately lobed, with small and caducous stipules. Flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic; the calyx has 5 sepals united at the base, accompanied...
Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Pseudobombax argentinumPseudobombax argentinumThe Soroche is a species of flowering plant in the Bombacaceae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Prado, D. 1998. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
- Soroche - Pseudobombax ellipticumPseudobombax ellipticumPseudobombax ellipticum is a species of plant in the Malvaceae family, subfamily Bombacoideae. Common names include "Shaving Brush Tree". P. ellipticum is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras....
- Pseudobombax guayasensePseudobombax guayasensePseudobombax guayasense is a species of plant in the Bombacaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Pseudobombax milleiPseudobombax milleiThe Beldaco is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
- Beldaco