Author: | Armando Dugand, 1943 |
Family: |
BOMBACACEAE** |
Origin: |
Western
Mexico |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
40
Centimetres |
Height: |
7-12
Metres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Cuajilote,
Shaving Brush Tree |
Synonyms: |
Bombax
palmeri, Sereno Watson, 1887 |
This member of the
Bombacaceae*
family was
given this name by Armando Dugan in 1943. It is
found in the western Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some
water and some sun. The stem can grow to 40 centimetres and the tree
from seven up to twelve meters in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name from Greek
pseudo; 'false' and Bombax, another genera in the family. The
species name after Edward Palmer,1829-1911, a self-taught British
botanist and early American archaeologist.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Bombacaceae
is
now part of the Malvaceae.
|