WorldFloraDB - Pseudobombax ellipticum

Characteristics

A tree that loses its leaves. It grows 15 m high and spreads 5 m wide. The stem is stout and erect. The bark is greenish. The leaves are green and have 5 large leaflets like fingers. The flowers are purple and 10 cm long. They have 5 petals that curve back. There are a cluster of silk pink stamens.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	5.0
Mature height (meter)	15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Wet to dry, usually open forest, often scattered through fields and over plains, frequently on open rocky hillsides, ascending from sea level to about 1,800 metres, but growing chiefly at low elevations.

More

A tropical plant. It needs light, well-drained soils and an open sunny position. It is damaged by drought and frost. Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Cacti house.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Seeds of the white-flowered form are eaten as a snack food.

Uses	fiber material medicinal wood
Edible	flowers seeds
Therapeutic use	Catarrh (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
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