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Accession Data:

Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand

  • Common Name: Shaving Brush Tree
  • Family: Malvaceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Bombax ellipticum Kunth

  • Country of Origin: eastern Mexico to Guatemala
  • Habitat: Southern Pacific Dry Forests

  • Description: Deciduous pachycaul tree to 3.5m. Caudex with green stripes.
  • USDA Zone: 9-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198900027
  • Source: Christa's Cactus
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1989
  • Bench: 2213 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-13-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Malvales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • SubFamily: Bombacoideae
  • Tribe: Adansonieae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf / Mexico Northwest / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / Guatemala / Cuba

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, March 19, 2018.
  2. Pseudobombax ellipticum at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, March 19, 2018.

data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:06:57 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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