Pseudobombax Explained

Pseudobombax is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae.

The genus ranges across tropical South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Windward Islands.^[1]

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 A.Robyns (Ecuador)
• Pseudobombax longiflorum (Mart.) A.Robyns (Bolivia & Brazil)
• Pseudobombax millei (Standl.) A.Robyns  - Beldaco (Ecuador)
• Pseudobombax septenatum (Jacq.) Dugand^[2]
• Pseudobombax tomentosum (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns

Notes and References

1. "Pseudobombax Dugand". Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 26 August 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:290927-2
2. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Pseudobombax . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2013-04-29.