Cullenia
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| Cullenia | |
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| Cullenia exarillata fruiting branch | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Helicteroideae |
| Tribe: | Durioneae |
| Genus: | Cullenia Wight |
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Cullenia is a genus of flowering plants native to India and Sri Lanka.[1] Earlier classification schemes placed the genus in the kapok-tree family (Bombacaceae), but the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group places it in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
The name is after General William Cullen (1785–1862), a Resident in the court of the Maharaja of Travancore who also took an interest in botany.[2][3]
Three species are accepted.[1]
- Cullenia ceylanica (Gardner) Wight ex K.Schum. (syn. Cullenia excelsa Wight) – Sri Lanka
- Cullenia exarillata A.Robyns – southwestern India
- Cullenia rosayroana Kosterm. – Sri Lanka
