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Bombax costatum - Flowers - Click to enlarge!

Flowers; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Flowers - Click to enlarge!

Flowers; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Fruit - Click to enlarge!

Fruit; Nigeria; 1/2007 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Branches with flowers - Click to enlarge!

Branches with flowers; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Upper surface of leaf blade - Click to enlarge!

Upper surface of leaf blade; Nigeria; 5/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Lower surface of leaf blade - Click to enlarge!

Lower surface of leaf blade; Nigeria; 5/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Upper surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper surface of leaf; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Lower surface of leaf; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Foliage and ripe fruits - Click to enlarge!

Foliage and ripe fruits; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Branches with fruits - Click to enlarge!

Branches with fruits; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Crown from below - Click to enlarge!

Crown from below; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Nigeria; 12/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Bombax costatum - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Nigeria; 9/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Dataset

Identifier: 1621
Date of entry: 07.03.2011
Last update: 12.01.2020

Common name

English: Red-flowered silk cotton tree

German: Roter Kapokbaum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Malvales (81)

        Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)

          Genus: Bombax (1)

            Epithet: costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet (1)

costatum => elevated, ribbed

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: tree

Flower colour: red

External links

Check for Bombax costatum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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