Bombax

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx, “prodigious”). === Proper noun === Bombax n A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – cotton trees, of tropical and subtropical environments in the Old World and Australia. ==== Usage notes ==== Formerly included species now in genera Ceiba, Pseudobombax, Pachira, Eriotheca, Pochota, Rhodognaphalon, Cochlospermum, etc. ==== 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): Bombax ceiba - type species; Bombax buonopozense, Bombax costatum, Bombax insigne, Bombax mossambicense - species; for species formerly included see Bombax at Plants of the World Online ==== Derived terms ==== Pseudobombax === References === Bombax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bombax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Bombax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Bombax at USDA Plants database Bombax at Tropicos Bombax at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Bombax at National Center for Biotechnology Information Bombax at Germplasm Resources Information Network Bombax at Plants of the World Online