Bombax
See also: bombax
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx, “prodigious”).
Proper noun
Bombax n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – cotton trees, of tropical and subtropical environments in the Old World and Australia.
Usage notes
- Formerly included species now in genera Ceiba, Pseudobombax, Pachira, Eriotheca, Pochota, Rhodognaphalon, Cochlospermum, etc.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Malvaceae – family; Bombacoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bombax ceiba - type species; Bombax buonopozense, Bombax costatum, Bombax insigne, Bombax mossambicense - species; for species formerly included see Bombax at Plants of the World Online
Derived terms
References
- Bombax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bombax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Bombax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bombax at USDA Plants database
- Bombax at Tropicos
- Bombax at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bombax at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bombax at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Bombax at Plants of the World Online