Pseudobombax ellipticum, with common names including shaving brush tree,Dr Seuss tree, and amapolla tree, is a species of plant in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae.
Pseudobombax elipticum is a tree that can reach 18 m (60 ft) in height and 1.3 m (4 ft) d.b.h. Its branches are close to the base of the stem. It is a deciduous tree with succulent stems. Each of the flowers can produce hundreds of tiny black seeds (.1mm) that germinate within approximately 30 days.
The flowers are fragrant and if peeled back quite sticky.
Usesedit
Uses include firewood and wood for carving handicrafts.
The attractive flowers are used to decorate homes and churches in Central America.[1] In Central America, a highly intoxicating drink is made from the tree.[2]
pseudobombax, ellipticum, with, common, names, including, shaving, brush, tree, seuss, tree, amapolla, tree, species, plant, subfamily, bombacoideae, family, malvaceae, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, cla. Pseudobombax ellipticum with common names including shaving brush tree Dr Seuss tree and amapolla tree is a species of plant in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae Pseudobombax ellipticum Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malvales Family Malvaceae Genus Pseudobombax Species P ellipticum Binomial name Pseudobombax ellipticum Kunth Dugand Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Uses 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesDistribution editThe tree is native to southern Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Hispaniola Honduras and Cuba Description editPseudobombax elipticum is a tree that can reach 18 m 60 ft in height and 1 3 m 4 ft d b h Its branches are close to the base of the stem It is a deciduous tree with succulent stems Each of the flowers can produce hundreds of tiny black seeds 1mm that germinate within approximately 30 days The flowers are fragrant and if peeled back quite sticky Uses editUses include firewood and wood for carving handicrafts The attractive flowers are used to decorate homes and churches in Central America 1 In Central America a highly intoxicating drink is made from the tree 2 Cultivation The tree is grown as an ornamental tree in Florida Hawaii and coastal Southern California Gallery editPseudobombax ellipticum nbsp Trunk nbsp Leaves nbsp Tree and blossom nbsp Flower in hand for scaleReferences edit Pseudobombax ellipticum Kunth Dugand Maya Divine Kings of the Rain Forest ed Nikolai Grube Koln Cologne 2001 pp 430 ff ISBN 9783829041508 nbsp This Bombacoideae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pseudobombax ellipticum amp oldid 1191426758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
