Bombax ceiba L. belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Bombax
Specific Epithet
ceiba
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#81,210 of 335,497
Top 25%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Costa Rica, Guanacaste
10.345, -85.338889
Location Remarks
Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".
Collectors
No collectors specified