Bombax insigne
Silk Cotton Tree
Also known as: Bombax festivum Wall. +12 more
- Bombax festivum Wall.
- Bombax insigne subsp. genuina Prain
- Bombax insigne var. alba Prain
- Bombax insigne var. andamanica Prain
- Bombax insigne var. polystemon Prain
- Bombax insigne var. tenebrosum (Dunn) A.Robyns
- Bombax insigne var. wightii Prain
- Bombax insulare Ridl.
- Bombax scopulorum Dunn
- Bombax tenebrosum Dunn
- Gossampinus insignis (Wall.) Bakh.
- Salmalia insignis (Wall.) Schott & Endl.
- Salmalia scopulorum (Dunn) Stearn
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Bombax insigne (commonly known as Silk Cotton Tree) is a tree belonging to the Malvaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam