Malvaceae

Gold Coast bombax

Bombax buonopozense P.Beauv.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Bombax

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Gold Coast bombax: Photograph of a gold coast bombax ( Bombax buonopozense ) growing in a greenhouse in Münster, Germany — Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

dag: Vabiga
English: Gold Coast bombax, Red-flowered silk cotton tree
Esperanto: Pluvarbara bombako
Persian: درخت پنجه ساحل طلا

Synonyms

Gossampinus buonopozensis (P.Beauv.) Bakh.
Gossampinus reflexa Bakhuisen
Gossampinus reflexa subsp. reflexum Robyns

Photos

Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: אבישי טייכר, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rwhaun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.