Bombax anceps

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Bombax anceps[1] is a tree species now in the Malvaceae that was described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre from its range in Indochina.[2][3] The subspecies B. a. cambodiense has been reverted to species Bombax cambodiense Pierre.[4]

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Bombax anceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Bombax
Species:
B. anceps
Binomial name
Bombax anceps
Synonyms

Salmalia anceps (Pierre) Stearn
Gossampinus valetonii Bakh.
Gossampinus anceps Bakh.
Bombax valetonii Hochr.
Bombax kerrii Craib

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Description

It is a deciduous tree with a spiny trunk (illustrated), reaching 15 m in height. The leaves are glabrous and digitate, with 4-7 leaflets. The capsules enclose cottony seeds, like other species in the genus, and are 80–160 mm long.[5]

Common names

In Vietnamese Bombax anceps is called gạo hoa đỏ (describing its red flower) or gạo hai mặt.

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