Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand

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Photo: David Hartung
Botanic Gardens, Harare, near National Parks entrance

Synonyms:	Bombax ellipticum Kunth
Common names:	Shaving-brush tree (English)
Description:	Tree to 10 m. Bark smooth. Leaves palmate; leaflets 3-6, ± elliptic, to 30 cm long. Flowers opening before the leaves appear. Calyx usually with 10 basal glands. Petals to 15 cm long, white to pink, oblong-linear. Stamens numerous, separate nearly to the base. Capsule fusiform to 15 cm long.
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Derivation of specific name:	ellipticum: elliptic; referring to the leaflet shape
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	From Mexico to Nicaragua and the Caribbean.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Wednesday 15 October 2014
Literature:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pseudobombax ellipticum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pseudobombax ellipticum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pseudobombax ellipticum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pseudobombax ellipticum
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iNaturalist: Pseudobombax ellipticum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pseudobombax ellipticum
JSTOR Plant Science: Pseudobombax ellipticum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pseudobombax ellipticum
Plants of the World Online: Pseudobombax ellipticum
Tropicos: Pseudobombax ellipticum
Wikipedia: Pseudobombax ellipticum