Bombacoideae

Bombacoideae is a subfamily of the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains herbaceous and woody plants. Their leaves are alternate, commonly palmately lobed, with small and caducous stipules. The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic; the calyx has 5 sepals united at the base, which are not accompanied by an epicalyx (involucel). The corolla has 5 free petals and an androecium of numerous stamens, typically with free filaments which are not fused in a staminal tube (column). The pollen is smooth and the ovary superior and pluricarpellate. The fruits are schizocarpous or capsular.

Neotropical tree species

Pachira is a genus of tropical trees distributed in Central and South America and the Caribbean, ranging from Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. They are classified in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae. Previously the genus was assigned to Bombacaceae. Prior to that the genus was found in the (now obsolete) Sterculiaceae.

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Ochroma pyramidale, commonly known as balsa, is a large, fast-growing tree native to the Americas. It is the sole member of the genus Ochroma, and is classified in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the mallow family Malvaceae. The tree is famous for its wide usage in woodworking, due to its softness and its high strength compared to its low density. The name balsa is the Spanish word for "raft" and the Portuguese word for ferry.

Fremontodendron, with the common names fremontia and flannelbush or flannel bush, is a genus of three known species of shrubs native to the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.

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Cavanillesia is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Panama and tropical South America.

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Lagunaria is a genus in the family Malvaceae. It is an Australian plant which is native to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and parts of coastal Queensland. It has been introduced to many parts of the world. The genus was named for its resemblance to the earlier genus Laguna Cav., which was named in honour of Andrés Laguna, a Spanish botanist and a physician to Pope Julius III.

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Gyranthera is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America in the family Malvaceae.

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Spirotheca is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America.

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Bernoullia is a genus of tropical trees in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It was established by English botanist Daniel Oliver in 1873. There are three accepted species, which occur from Mexico to Colombia. Bernoullia flammea Bernoullia jaliscana Bernoullia uribeana

Pentaplaris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes three species native to Costa Rica and western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia).

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Catostemma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.

Patinoa is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Panama and South America.

Phragmotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes 11 species native to Panama and western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru).

Huberodendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It contains the following species: Huberodendron allenii Huberodendron ingens Huberodendron patinoi Huberodendron swietenioides

Chiranthodendron is a flowering plant genus in the family Malvaceae. It comprises a single species of tree, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon.

Neobuchia is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Malvaceae. It only contains one known species, Neobuchia paulinae, commonly known as mapou blanc in Haitian Creole. It is a tree endemic to Haiti on the island of Hispaniola.

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Rhodognaphalon is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae native to western, central, and eastern tropical Africa.

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Septotheca is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae. It contains a single species Septotheca tessmannii, native to Peru, Colombia and Brazil.

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