Author: | Karl
Moritz Schumann,
1886 |
Family: |
MALVACEAE |
Origin: |
North-Eastern
Brazil |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
1,5
Meter |
Height: |
27
Meters |
Flower:
|
White - Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Barriguda |
Synonyms: |
Pourretia
arborea, Willdenow.
Ceiba rubriflora, Carv.-Sobr. & L.P.Queiroz.
Cavanillesia tuberculata, Kostel. |
This member of the
Malvaceae (former Bombacaceae) family was described by Karl Moritz Shumann in
1886. It is found in the north-eastern Brazil, growing in the dry
forests in well drained soil with little water and some sun. The
stem can grow to 1,5 meters in diameter and 27 meters height. The flowers are white
to pink.The genera name
honours Antonio J. Cacanilles, 1745-1804, a Spanish clergyman and
botanist, director of the botanical garden in Madrid, Spain. The species name means 'like a tree'. |