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Taxon

Bombax ceiba L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 511. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 007.jpg

Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 005.jpg

Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 017.jpg

Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 006.jpg

Bombacopsis quinata--Costa Rica. Palo Verde Biol. Sta. 30 Mch 03. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into Andaman Is., Brazil North, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 30, 2003

Location

Costa Rica, Guanacaste (Bagaces Canton)

10.345, -85.338889

Location Remarks

Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Bombax

Specific Epithet

ceiba

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 10.0

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#81,210 of 335,497

Top 25%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →