Malvaceae
Pseudobombax ellipticum
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Pseudobombax
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Common names
By language (5)
- Bangla
- বুরুশ ছদ্মশিমুল
- Chinese
- 修面刷树, 龟纹木棉
- Korean
- Pseudobombax 타원형
- Polish
- Wełniak eliptyczny
- Russian
- Ложнобомбакс эллиптический, Бомбакс мексиканский, Бомбакс эллиптический, Псевдобомбакс эллиптический
Synonyms
- Bombax ellipticum Kunth
Photos

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Photo: Carlos A. Padrón P., 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.