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Bombax
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(bm´bks), common name for the Bombacaceae, a family of deciduous trees, often tall and with unusually thick trunks, found chiefly in the American tropics. The family includes many commercially important members, e.

 


Bombax ceiba
Scientific Name: Bombax ceiba L.
Synonym: Bombax malabaricum, Salmalia malabarica
Family: Bombacaceae ...

bombax, Plants
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bombax[bom´baks] Pronunciation Key, common name for the Bombacaceae, a family of deciduous trees, often tall and with unusually thick trunks, found chiefly in the American tropics.

Pseudobombax ellipticum. SHAVING-BRUSH TREE. Mexico to Guatemala
BOMBACACEAE (Bombax family) ...

Bombax glabra is often confused in the literature with the Pachira aquatica and oppinions differ. This tree has a distinctively swollen trunk base - even when young.

BOMBAX GLABRA - Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut
BROMELIA BALANSAE
BROMELIA KARATAS
BROMELIA PINGUIN - Wild Pineapple, Pinguin
BROSIUM ALICASTRUM - Breadnut, Mayan Breadnut
BUTIA CAPITATA - Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm ...

Adansonia digitata
Family: Bombacaceae (bombax or baobab family)
Common Names: baobab, dead-rat tree, bottle tree, monkey-bread tree
This handsome baobab can be seen at its home at Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami.

Baobab, Adansonia species
Silk-cotton tree, Bombax species
Bottletrees, Brachychiton species
Kapok, Ceiba pentandra
Durian, Durio zibethinus
Balsa, Ochroma lagopus
Cacao (cocoa), Theobroma cacao
Linden (Basswood, Lime), Tilia species ...

See also: Kapok, Green, Pink, Baobab, Chestnut