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Familia: Bombacaceae
Species name according to: Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2: 726, t. 291, 292. 1775.
Accepted standard name: this name is accepted
Synonyms
Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K. Schum.; Bombax insigne Wall.; Bombax macrocarpum (Schltdl. & Cham.) K. Schum.; Bombax rigidifolium Ducke; Carolinea macrocarpa Schltdl. & Cham.; Carolinea princeps L. f.; Pachira aquatica var. occidentalis Cuatrec.; Pachira aquatica var. surinamensis Decne.; Pachira grandiflora Tuss.; Pachira longiflora Hook.; Pachira macrocarpa (Schltdl. & Cham.) Walp.; Pachira pustulifera Pittier; Pachira spruceana Decne.; Pachira villosula Pittier; Pachira villulosa Pittier;
Features and microscopic photographs from Inside Wood database
Local and/or commercial names
Name Language Region Country Source
Anora Coster (1993)
cacau-selvagem Brazil http://www.cepen.com.br/arvore_nat_list.htm#A%20Lista
Caibon de Agua Coster (1993)
Castanha do maranhão portuguese Coster (1993)
castanheira-da-água Brazil http://www.cepen.com.br/arvore_nat_list.htm#A%20Lista
castanheiro-do-maranhão Brazil http://www.cepen.com.br/arvore_nat_list.htm#A%20Lista
Castano Coster (1993)
Ceibon de Arrayo Coster (1993)
Kaneri Coster (1993)
monguba Brazil http://www.cepen.com.br/arvore_nat_list.htm#A%20Lista
Zapatolongo Coster (1993)
Zapote Bobo Coster (1993)
Zapotillo Coster (1993)
Zapoton Coster (1993)
Specimens available at the Tervuren Xylarium