Ceiba

See also: ceiba

Translingual

Ceiba pentandra

Etymology

From Spanish ceiba.

Proper noun

Ceiba f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – large trees of the tropics.

Usage notes

• Includes several species formerly included in genus Bombax.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Bombacoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ceiba pentandra (kapok tree) - type species; for other species see Ceiba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons .
  • Ceiba sect. Campylanthera, Ceiba sect. Ceiba - sections

References

• Ceiba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ceiba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ceiba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ceiba at USDA Plants database
• Ceiba at Tropicos
• Ceiba at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ceiba at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ceiba at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Ceiba at The Plant List
• Ceiba at Paleobiology Database