Bombacaceae Magnoliopsida Magnoliophyta Plantae


This family of large tropical trees comprises 20 genera and 180 species, mostly originating from the Americas. The leaves are palmately divided and the flowers have 5 sepals and 5 petals. The seeds are often embedded in cottony hairs in a large capsule. Some species have trunks adapted for storing water and Adansonia digitata, the Baobab, is the best known of these.








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Bombacaceae


  • Bombacaceae - Botanical description of this family of trees with bombacaceae technical drawings of Bombax.


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