Bombax anceps Pierre

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Bombax

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 13 m tall. The trunk is thorny. The leaves are compound with leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. There are 5-7 leaflets. The leaflets have pointed tips. The flowers occur singly at the ends of branches. They have 5 white petals. They have a scent. The fruit are oval.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 21.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows near river banks and up to 1,400 m above sea level.
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food fuel material medicinal wood
Edible barks flowers seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
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Images

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Distribution

Bombax anceps world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112236-1
WFO ID wfo-0000568339
COL ID 5WNNT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bombax anceps Gossampinus valetonii Bombax valetonii Bombax kerrii Bombax insulare Bombax kerrii Bombax larutense Gossampinus anceps Bombax anceps var. cambodiense Bombax insigne subsp. anceps Salmalia anceps