Ceiba

See also: ceiba

Translingual

Ceiba pentandra

Etymology

From Spanish ceiba.

Proper noun

Ceiba f

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – large trees of the tropics.

Usage notes

Includes several species formerly included in genus Bombax.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Bombacoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Ceiba pentandra (kapok tree) - type species; for other species see Ceiba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons .
- Ceiba sect. Campylanthera, Ceiba sect. Ceiba - sections

References

Ceiba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ceiba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ceiba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ceiba at USDA Plants database
Ceiba at Tropicos
Ceiba at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Ceiba at Encyclopedia of Life
Ceiba at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Ceiba at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Ceiba at The Plant List
Ceiba at Paleobiology Database

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