''Bombax anceps'' is a tree species now in the

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 ...

that was described by

Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (23 October 1833 – 30 October 1905), also known as J. B. Louis Pierre, was a French botanist known for his Asian studies. Early life Pierre was born in Saint-André, Réunion, and studied in Paris before working ...

from its range in

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

. The subspecies ''B. a. cambodiense'' has been reverted to species ''Bombax cambodiense'' Pierre.Plants of the World Online (POWO): ''Bombax cambodiense'' Pierre (retrieved 4 April 2020)
/ref>

Description

It is a deciduous tree with a spiny trunk (illustrated), reaching 15 m in height. The leaves are

glabrous Glabrousness (from the Latin '' glaber'' meaning "bald", "hairless", "shaved", "smooth") is the technical term for a lack of hair, down, setae, trichomes or other such covering. A glabrous surface may be a natural characteristic of all or part of ...

and digitate, with 4-7 leaflets. The capsules enclose cottony seeds, like other species in the genus, and are 80–160 mm long.

Common names

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...

''Bombax anceps'' is called ''gạo hoa đỏ'' (describing its red flower) or ''gạo hai mặt''.

References

Pierre JBL (1888) ''In: Fl. For. Cochinch. t. 175'' World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
/ref> Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN

Gallery

File:Gardenology.org-IMG 7244 qsbg11mar.jpg File:Gardenology.org-IMG 7245 qsbg11mar.jpg File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een zeldzame bloeiende witte randu (Gossampinus valtonii) TMnr 10006359.jpg

External links

* *

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15358269

anceps In languages with quantitative poetic metres, such as Ancient Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit, and classical Persian, an anceps (plural ''ancipitia'' or ''(syllabae) ancipites'') is a position in a metrical pattern which can be filled by either ...

Flora of Indo-China Trees of Indo-China Trees of Vietnam