Pseudobombax ellipticum
| Pseudobombax ellipticum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudobombax |
| Species: | P. ellipticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand | |
Pseudobombax ellipticum, with the Common names include "shaving brush tree" and amapolla tree, is a species of plant in the Bombacoideae subfamily of the Malvaceae family.
Distribution
The tree is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Description
Pseudobombax elipticum is a tree that can reach 18 m (60 ft) in height and 1.3 m (4 ft) d.b.h. Its branches are close to the base of the stem. It is a deciduous tree with succulent stems.
Uses
Uses include firewood and wood for carving handicrafts.
The attractive flowers are used to decorate homes and churches in Central America. [1] In Central America, a highly intoxicating drink is made from the tree.[2]
- Cultivation
The tree is grown as an ornamental tree in Florida, Hawaii, and coastal Southern California.
Gallery
- Pseudobombax ellipticum
Trunk
Leaves
Tree and blossom
References
- ↑ Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand
- ↑ Maya, Divine Kings of the Rain Forest (ed. Nikolai Grube), Köln (Cologne) 2001, pp. 430-ff. ISBN 9783829041508
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