Ceiba

Ceiba pentandra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Bombacoideae
Tribus: Bombaceae
Genus: Ceiba
Sectiones: C. sect. Campylanthera – C. sect. Ceiba

Species: C. acuminata – C. aesculifolia – C. boliviana – C. chodatii – C. crispiflora – C. erianthos – C. glaziovii – C. insignis – C. jasminodora – C. lupuna – C. pentandra – C. pubiflora – C. rubriflora – C. salmonea – C. samauma – C. schottii – C. soluta – C. speciosa – C. trischistandra – C. ventricosa

Name

Ceiba Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. [287]. (1754)

Type species: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 244. (1791)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Eriodendron DC., Prodr. 1: 479. 1824.
- Xylon L., Opera Varia 212. 1758.
- Xylum Post & Kuntze, Lex. 598. 1903.
Heterotypic
- Campylanthera Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. 35. 1832.
  - Type species: C. samauma Schott & Endl.
- Chorisia Kunth, Malv. 6. 1822.
  - Type species: C. insignis Kunth
- Erione Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. 34: 1832.
  - Type species: E. jasminodora (A.St.-Hil.) Schott & Endl.

References

Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 4. [287].

Gibbs, P., & Semir, J. 2003. A taxonomic revision of the genus Ceiba Mill. (Bombacaceae). Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 60(2): 259–300. DOI: 10.3989/ajbm.2002.v60.i2.92 PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ceiba in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 16. Reference page.

Hassler, M. 2020. Ceiba. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 16. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ceiba. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 16 2020.

Tropicos.org 2020. Ceiba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Kapok
suomi: Kapokkipuut
français: Fromager
Tiếng Việt: Chi Bông gòn

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