5024.020 Pachira Aubl.

BOMBACOPSIS Pittier

Robyns, A. (1963) Bombacaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 191-204

Description of the genus

Trees. Leaves large, palmate. Flowers very large, borne singly or in twos or threes at the ends of branches. Calyx persistent. Petals 5, linear. Stamens very many (200-700), united in a long tube below, separate above. Fruit a large heavy, woody 5-celled capsule.

Worldwide: 2 species, native to tropical America

DRC: 1 taxon.

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Species	Botanical divisions	Content
glabra Pasq.	II,III,IV,V,VI,IX	Description, Image

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pachira

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