''Pseudobombax'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the subfamily

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. The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic; the c ...

of the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...

. The genus ranges across tropical South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Windward Islands."''Pseudobombax'' Dugand". ''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 26 August 2021

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Selected species

* '' Pseudobombax argentinum'' ( R.E.Fr.) A.Robyns – Soroche ( Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) * '' Pseudobombax ellipticum'' (Kunth) Dugand – Shaving brush tree (Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) * '' Pseudobombax grandiflorum'' (Cav.) A.Robyns * ''

Pseudobombax guayasense ''Pseudobombax guayasense'' is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss ...

'' A.Robyns (Ecuador) * ''

Pseudobombax longiflorum ''Pseudobombax longiflorum'' is a species of flowering plants of the family Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance ...

'' (Mart.) A.Robyns * ''

Pseudobombax millei ''Pseudobombax millei'', the beldaco, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is thre ...

'' ( Standl.) A.Robyns – Beldaco (Ecuador) * ''

Pseudobombax septenatum ''Pseudobombax septenatum'' is of the family Malvaceae, commonly known as Algodón de río, beldaco, ceibo barrigón, majagua colorada or barrigon. It is a deciduous tree up to in height which grows in semideciduous rainforest with a definite dr ...

'' (Jacq.) Dugand * ''

Pseudobombax tomentosum ''Pseudobombax tomentosum'' is a species of deciduous tree native to South America. Description ''Pseudobombax tomentosum'' is found along the edges of forests in a clumped pattern. It branches horizontally and usually the ends of these branche ...

'' (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns

References

External links

* Malvaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Neotropical realm flora {{Bombacoideae-stub