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283.0000 Family Malvaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 271 (1789), nom. cons.
249 genera, ca. 5400 spp.
Species listed in database: 5575; hybrids: 40
= Berryaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxvii (2001), Family
= Bombacaceae Kunth; Malvac., Büttner., Tiliac. 5 (1822), nom. cons.
= Brownlowiaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Byttneriaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 540 (1814), nom. cons.
= Chiranthodendraceae A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 303 (1887)
= Dombeyaceae Desf.; Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3: 252 (1829), nom. cons.
= Durionaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Grewiaceae Doweld & Reveal; Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 100 (2005)
= Helicteraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858), Family
= Hermanniaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 52 (1820)
= Hibiscaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 275 (1858)
= Lasiopetalaceae Rchb.; Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37 (1823)
= Mansoniaceae A.Chev.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 38(1): 852 (1913)
= Melochiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 271 (1858)
= Pentapetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Philippodendraceae A.Juss.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 9: 735 (1847)
= Plagianthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 272 (1858)
= Sidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Sparrmanniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 260 (1858)
= Sterculiaceae Vent.; Parad. Lond. 2: ad t. 69 (1807), nom. cons.
= Theobromataceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858)
= Tiliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 289 (1789), nom. cons.
283.7503 Genus Pachira Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 725. tt. 291, 292 (1775)
Distribution: Tropical America. Rhodognaphalopsis is embedded in Pachira fide Carvalho-Sobrinho et al. 2016, Pachira is embedded in Eriotheca (but prior) fide Yoshikawa et al. 2026
Species listed in database: 85
= Bombacopsis Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 162 (1916), nom. cons.
= Carolinea L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 51 (1782)
= Eriotheca Schott & Endl.; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 35 (1832)
= Millea Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 199 (1937)
= Raussinia Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 419 (1790), opus utique oppr.
= Rhodognaphalopsis A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 272 (1963)
= Sophia L.; Pl. Surin. n. 86 (1775), Amoen. Acad. 8: 259
= Tartagalia Capurro; Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9: 319 (1961)
species :
Pachira alversonii (Carv.-Sobr. & Dorr) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 13 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca alversonii Carv.-Sobr. & Dorr; PhytoKeys 167: 33, figs. 1-2 (2020)
species :
Pachira amazonica (A.Robyns) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 6 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis amazonica A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 186 (1963)
= Bombacopsis pseudamazonica A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 193 (1967)
= Bombacopsis wurdackii A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 194 (1967)
= Pochota amazonica (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 397 (1988)
= Pochota ewelii Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(2): 1077 (1988)
= Pochota pseudamazonica (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 398 (1988)
= Pochota wurdackii (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 398 (1988)
species :
Pachira aquatica Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 726. tt. 291, 292 (1775)
Name: Ceiba de agua; Amida; Cacao cimarrón; Carolinea, Carolina blanca, Castano silvestre, Ceibon de agua, Ceibon de arroyo, Seibon de agua, Seibon de arroyo (Cuba), Pachira, Colorado, Carolina, Cacao cimarron (Dominican Republic), Colorade (Haiti), Chataigne d´eau (Lesser Antilles: Guadeloupe)
Distribution: Benin [I]; Cameroon [I]; Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Mozambique [I]; Ascension Isl. [I]; China [I] (Yunnan [I]); Taiwan [I]; India [c]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Rota [I]); Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Pohnpei [I]); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Martinique [I]; Trinidad [I]; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Monagas, Táchira, Sucre); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Pando); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
22 ben 23 cmn con 26 moz 28 asc 36 chi 38 tai 40 ind 61 sci 62 mic mrn plu 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 cub his mar pue trt 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 6: 62 (1890)
= Bombax macrocarpum (Cham. & Schltdl.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 6: 62 (1895)
= Bombax rigidifolium Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 127 (1925)
= Carolinea grandiflora (Tussac) Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 3: 426 (1834)
= Carolinea macrocarpa Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 6: 423-424 (1831)
= Carolinea princeps L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 314 (1782), nom. superfl.
= Pachira aquatica var. occidentalis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 169 (1954)
= Pachira aquatica var. surinamensis Decne.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 23: 46 (1880)
= Pachira carolinea Dum.Cours.; Bot. Cult. 3: 84 (1802), nom. superfl.
= Pachira grandiflora Tussac; Fl. Antill. 4: 12 (1827)
= Pachira longifolia Hook.; Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4549 (1850), nom. illeg.
= Pachira macrocarpa (Cham. & Schltdl.) Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1: 329 (1842)
= Pachira pustulifera Pittier; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 315 (1914)
= Pachira villosula Pittier; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 316 (1914)
species :
Pachira aracamuniana (Steyerm.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 6 (1994)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pochota aracamuniana Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76(4): 951 (1989)
species :
Pachira bahiensis (M.C.Duarte & G.L.Esteves) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 13 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca bahiensis M.C.Duarte & G.L.Esteves; Brittonia 63(3): 338 (2011)
species :
Pachira brevipes (A.Robyns) Alverson; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 215 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Vaupés); Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM 83 PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodognaphalopsis brevipes A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 287 (1963)
species :
Pachira calophylla (K.Schum.) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 309 (1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis calophylla (K.Schum.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 201 (1963)
= Bombax calophyllum K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 227 (1886)
= Bombax stenopodum Ulbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 158 (1914)
species :
Pachira candolleana (K.Schum.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax candolleanum K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 218 (1886), nom. cons.
= Bombax chartifolium K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25(Beibl. 60): 16 (1905)
= Bombax chastifolium K.Schum. ex Glaz.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 51 (1905), opus utique oppr.
= Bombax octophyllum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 288 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Bombax ruficalix Silveira; Arq. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 22: 102 (1919)
= Ceiba microphylla K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 213 (1886)
= Eriotheca candolleana (K.Schum.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 134 (1963)
= Eriotheca candolleana var. glazioui A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 137 (1963)
= Eriotheca platyandra A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 158 (1963) (tentative synonym)
= Xylon microphyllum (K.Schum.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 75 (1891)
species :
Pachira cearensis (Ducke) Carv.-Sobr. & Dorr; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 14(2): 279 (2020)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceará)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax cearense Ducke; Anais Acad. Brasil. Ci. 31: 301 (1959)
species :
Pachira condorensis Fern.Alonso & J.E.Guevara; Syst. Bot. 43(4): 993 (2018)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Pachira coriacea (Mart.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 6 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax coriaceum Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 93 (1826)
= Pochota coriacea (Mart.) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 397 (1988)
= Pochota coriacea subsp. orinocensis (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 397 (1988)
= Rhodognaphalopsis coriacea (Mart.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 289 (1963)
= Rhodognaphalopsis coriacea subsp. orinocensis A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 197 (1967)
species :
Pachira cowanii (A.Robyns) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 6 (1994)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis cowanii A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 190 (1967)
= Pochota cowanii (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
species :
Pachira crassa (Uittien) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: Surinam; French Guiana
82 FRG SUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax crassum Uittien; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 22: 365 (1925)
= Eriotheca crassa (Uittien) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 174 (1963)
species :
Pachira crenulata (K.Schum.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca crenulata (K.Schum.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Acta Bot. Brasil. 35(4): 654 (2022)
= Bombax crenulatum var. lobata Hassl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 68 (1910)
= Bombax crenulatum var. subintegra Hassl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 68 (1910)
= Bombax crenulatum K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 219 (1886)
species :
Pachira cubensis (A.Robyns) Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 27(102): 36 (2003)
Name: Seibon
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis cubensis A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 183 (1963)
species :
Pachira deflexifolia V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Rodriguésia 74(e00952022): 3 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Pachira discolor (Kunth) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax discolor Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 299 (1821 publ. 1822)
= Bombax weberbaueri Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 469 (1954)
= Eriotheca discolor (Kunth) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 159 (1963)
species :
Pachira dolichocalyx A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 58: 535 (1988)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
species :
Pachira dolichopoda (A.Robyns) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca dolichopoda A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 49(3-4): 457 (1979)
species :
Pachira duckei (A.Robyns) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 310 (1998)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodognaphalopsis duckei A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 275 (1963)
= Rhodognaphalopsis duckei var. obtusifolia A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 278 (1963)
species :
Pachira dugandeana (A.Robyns) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 310 (1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis dugandeana A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 196 (1963)
species :
Pachira emarginata A.Rich.; Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 176 (1841)
Name: Ceibon, Ceibon, Seibon (Cuba), Caiman, Colorado, Juan colorado (Dominican Republic), Colorade (Haiti)
Distribution: Cuba; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
81 CUB HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis emarginata (A.Rich.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 189 (1963)
= Bombax emarginatum (A.Rich.) C.Wright; Anales Real Acad. Ci. Méd. Fís. Nat. Habana Revista Ci. 5: 241 (1868)
= Carolinea emarginata (A.Rich.) D.Dietr.; Syn. Pl. [Dietrich] 4: 861 (1847)
species :
Pachira endecaphylla (Vell.) Carv.-Sobr.; Taxon 62(4): 814-818 (2013)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Ceará); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis stenopetala (Casar.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 221 (1963)
= Bombax endecaphyllum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 288 7: t. 50 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Bombax stenopetalum (Casar.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 225 (1886)
= Pachira stenopetala Casar.; Nov. Stirp. Bras., Dec. 2: 21 (1842)
= Pachira stenopetala var. angustifolia Regel & Rach; Index Sem. (St. Petersburg [Petropolitanus]) 1858: 45 (1859)
= Pseudobombax endecaphyllum (Vell.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 60 (1963)
species :
Pachira estevesiae (Carv.-Sobr.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Tocantins)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca estevesiae Carv.-Sobr.; Brittonia 67(1): 30 (2014)
species :
Pachira faroensis (Ducke) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 6 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Guaviare); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax faroense Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 122 (1925)
= Rhodognaphalopsis faroensis (Ducke) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 292 (1963)
species :
Pachira flaviflora (Pulle) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 310 (1998)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana
82 FRG GUY SUR
Remarks: to be expected in Venezuela
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax flaviflorum Pulle; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 9: 150 (1912)
= Pochota flaviflora (Pulle) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
= Rhodognaphalopsis flaviflora (Pulle) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 285 (1963)
= Rhodognaphalopsis flaviflora var. glabra A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 199 (1967)
species :
Pachira fuscolepidota (Steyerm.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pochota fuscolepidota Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1077 (1988)
species :
Pachira glabra Pasq.; Rendiconto Accad. Sci. Soc. Borbon. Napoli 7: 18 (1868)
Distribution: Guinea [I]; Benin [I]; Cameroon [I]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [I]; Principe Isl. [I]; São Tomé [I]; Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Chad [I]; Angola [I]; Zambia [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina)
22 ben gui 23 bio cmn con pri sao 24 cha 26 ang zam 81 trt 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis glabra (Pasq.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 207 (1963)
= Bombax anisophyllum Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 73: 121 (1924)
= Bombax columellatum Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 73: 119 (1924)
= Bombax glabrum (Pasq.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 30: 474 (1960)
= Bombax kimuenzae De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 740 (1901)
= Bombax oleagineum (Decne.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 29: 26 (1959)
= Pachira oleagina Decne.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 23: 49 (1880)
= Pochota glabra (Pasq.) Bullock; Kew Bull. 20: 528 (1966)
species :
Pachira globosa (Aubl.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Name: Mapajillo
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Córdoba, Guaviare, Meta, Putumayo); Venezuela (Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax globiferum Raeusch.; Nomencl. Bot. [Raeuschel], ed. 3: 195 (1797)
= Bombax globosum Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 701, t. 281 (1775)
= Eriotheca globosa (Aubl.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 142 (1963)
species :
Pachira gracilipes (K.Schum.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); Paraguay (Amambay, Canindeyu)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax crenulatum subsp. multiflorum Hassl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 68 (1910)
= Bombax gracilipes K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 221 (1886)
= Eriotheca gracilipes (K.Schum.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 145 (1963)
= Eriotheca hassleri A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 137 (1963)
species :
Pachira gracilis (A.Robyns) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
subspecies :
subsp. gracilis
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodognaphalopsis gracilis A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 199 (1967)
= Pochota gracilis (Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
subspecies :
subsp. bolivarensis (Steyerm.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pochota gracilis subsp. bolivarensis Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1078 (1988)
= Pochota maguirei (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
= Rhodognaphalopsis maguirei A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 200 (1967)
species :
Pachira humilis Spruce ex Benth.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 108 (1862)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax humile (Spruce ex Decne.) Benth.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 108 (1862)
= Pochota humilis (Spruce ex Decne.) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
= Rhodognaphalopsis humilis (Spruce ex Decne.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 294 (1963)
species :
Pachira inaequalivalvis V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Rodriguésia 74(e00952022): 3 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte)
84 BRA
species :
Pachira insignis (Sw.) Sav.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4: 690 (1798)
Name: Bois Chataigne, Chataigne, Chataigne Maron, Wild Breadnut, Wild Chataigne, Wild Chestnut (Trinidad & Tobago); Huevo de toro, Shaving-brush tree, Wild chestnut; Carolina (Cuba), Cacao cimaron, Chataignier, Chataignier marron, Cacao sauvage (Lesser Antilles)
Distribution: Laos [I]; Vietnam [I]; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I]); St. Kitts [I]; Antigua [I]; Montserrat [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Grenada [I]; Tobago [I]; Trinidad [I]; Colombia (Amazonas, Arauca, Caquetá, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Vaupés, Vichada); Isla Margarita [I]; Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
41 lao vie 81 aba cub gdl gre his mar mts pue stk stv trt ven vir 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax affine (Mart. & Zucc.) Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 5: 162 (1930)
= Bombax insigne (Sw.) K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 6: 62 (1895), nom. illeg.
= Bombax spectabile Ulbr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 544 (1913)
= Bombax spruceanum (Decne.) Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 126 (1925)
= Carolinea affinis Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 85 (1826)
= Carolinea insignis Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 101 (1788)
= Pachira affinis (Mart.) Decne.; Ann. Gén. Hort. 23: 52 (1880)
= Pachira loddigesii Decne.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 23: 51 (1880)
= Pachira spruceana Decne.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 23: 46 (1880)
species :
Pachira liesneri (Steyerm.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pochota liesneri Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1079 (1988)
species :
Pachira longipedicellata (Ducke) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax longipedicellatum Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 210 (1922)
= Eriotheca longipedicellata (Ducke) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 167 (1963)
species :
Pachira longipes (A.Robyns) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: NE-Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca candolleana var. longipes A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 136 (1963)
= Eriotheca longipes (A.Robyns) M.C.Duarte & G.L.Esteves; Novon 22(2): 153 (2012)
species :
Pachira longitubulosa (A.Robyns) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: Ecuador; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
83 ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca longitubulosa A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 169 (1963)
species :
Pachira loretensis (Fern.Alonso) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá); Peru
82 CLM 83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca loretensis Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 27(102): 28 (2003)
species :
Pachira luzensis (V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca luzensis V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Phytotaxa 652(2): 116 (2024)
species :
Pachira macrocalyx (Ducke) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 310 (1998)
Distribution: ?French Guiana; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis macrocalyx (Ducke) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 203 (1963)
= Bombax macrocalyx Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 124 (1925)
species :
Pachira macrophylla (K.Schum.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Putumayo, Vaupés, Vichada); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
82 CLM 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax macrophyllum K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 220 (1886)
= Eriotheca crenulaticalyx A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 148 (1963)
= Eriotheca macrophylla (K.Schum.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 152 (1963)
species :
Pachira manausensis (A.A.Robyns) V.N.Yoshik. & C.D.M.Ferreira; Acta Bot. Brasil. 36(e2021abb0117): 5, figs. 1-2 (2022)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pachira aquatica var. manausensis A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 247 (1963)
species :
Pachira mawarinumae (Steyerm.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pochota mawarinumae Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1079 (1988)
species :
Pachira minor (Sims) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 124 (1879)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Guainía, Meta, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Guyana; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis jenmanii (Oliv.) Lasser; (1947)
= Bombax carolinoides Donn; Hort. Cantabrig., ed. 4: 156 (1807)
= Bombax jenmanii Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 18: t. 1720 (1887)
= Bombax minus (Sims) Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 6: 65 (1933)
= Carolinea minor Sims; Bot. Mag. t. 1412 (1811)
= Carolinea pompalis Moc. & Sessé ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 478 (1824)
= Pachira cardonae Cuatrec.; Trop. Woods, No. 101, 15 (1955)
= Pachira jenmanii (Oliv.) A.Terracc.; Contr. Biol. Veg. 2: 167 (1898)
= Pochota minor (Sims) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
= Rhodognaphalopsis minor (Sims) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 278 (1963)
= Rhodognaphalopsis minor var. amblyophylla A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 281 (1963)
species :
Pachira morae Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 27(102): 33 (2003)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Guainía, Vaupés)
82 CLM
species :
Pachira moreirae Carv.-Sobr. & W.S.Alverson; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 261 (2014)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Pachira mutisiana Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 60(1): 220 (2003)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Pachira nervosa (Uittien) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 310 (1998)
Distribution: ?Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 FRG SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis nervosa (Uittien) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 199 (1963)
= Bombax nervosum Uittien; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 22: 364 (1925)
species :
Pachira nitida Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 5: 302 (1821)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas); Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Acre)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax obtusum (Spruce ex K.Schum.) Bakh.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 6: 181 (1924)
= Bombax poissonianum K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 225 (1886)
= Bombax utiarityi Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 1: 567, 568 (1927)
= Carolinea lovisa-carolina L. ex Jacks.; Index Linn. Herb. 52 (1912)
= Carolinea nitida (Kunth) F.Dietr.; Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 2: 341 (1826)
= Pachira obtusa Spruce ex K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 222 (1886)
= Pachira utiarityi (Hoehne) Hoehne; Ind. Bibl. Pl. Col. Com. Rondon 280 (1951), nomen prov.
= Pochota nitida (Kunth) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
= Rhodognaphalopsis nitida (Kunth) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 282 (1963)
= Rhodognaphalopsis nitida var. utiarityi (Hoehne) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 284 (1963)
= Sophia carolina L.; Pl. Surin. n. 86 (1775)
species :
Pachira nukakica Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 306 (1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Guaviare)
82 CLM
species :
Pachira obcordata (A.Robyns & S.Nilsson) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia, Alagoas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca obcordata A.Robyns & S.Nilsson; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 45: 155 (1975)
species :
Pachira obovata (A.Robyns) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis obovata A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 192 (1967)
= Pochota obovata (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 397 (1988)
= Pochota redmondii Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1081 (1988)
species :
Pachira orinocensis (A.Robyns) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis orinocensis A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 193 (1967)
= Pochota orinocensis (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 398 (1988)
species :
Pachira paganuccii (Carv.-Sobr., A.C.Mota & Dorr) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca paganuccii Carv.-Sobr., A.C.Mota & Dorr; PhytoKeys 243: 217 (2024)
species :
Pachira paraensis (Ducke) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas); Peru; Bolivia (Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis paraensis (Ducke) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 213 (1963)
= Bombax paraense Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 124 (1925)
species :
Pachira parvifolia (Mart. & Zucc.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax parviflorum Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 91, t. 57 (1826)
= Bombax parvifolium Mart. & Zucc.; Flora 8: 28 (1825)
= Eriotheca parviflora (Mart. & Zucc.) Schott & Endl.; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 35 (1832)
= Eriotheca parvifolia (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 150 (1963)
species :
Pachira patinoi (Dugand & A.Robyns) Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 82: 8 (1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis patinoi Dugand & A.Robyns; Mutisia 31: I (1968)
species :
Pachira pentaphylla (Vell.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax pentaphyllum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 289 7: t. 55 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Bombax wittrockianum K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 12(3): 222 (1886)
= Eriotheca pentaphylla (Vell.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 138 (1963)
= Eriotheca pentaphylla subsp. wittrockiana (K.Schum.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 141 (1963)
species :
Pachira peruviana (A.Robyns) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca peruviana A.Robyns; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 55: 51 (1968)
species :
Pachira pseudofaroensis (A.Robyns) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Rhodognaphalopsis pseudofaroensis A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 201 (1967)
= Pochota pseudofaroensis (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 398 (1988)
species :
Pachira pubescens (Mart. & Zucc.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: NE-Brazil; WC-Brazil; SE-Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax glabrescens A.St.-Hil. & Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 18: 211 (1842), pro syn.
= Bombax pubescens Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 91, t. 58 (1826)
= Bombax tomentosum A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.; Fl. Bras. Merid. [A.St.-Hilaire] 1: 263 (1828)
= Eriotheca glabrescens A.St.-Hil. & Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 18: 211 (1842)
= Eriotheca pubescens (Mart. & Zucc.) Schott & Endl.; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 35 (1832)
= Eriotheca pubescens subsp. tomentosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 132 (1963)
= Eriotheca tomentosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) A.St.-Hil. & Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 18: 211 (1842)
species :
Pachira pulchra Planch. & Linden ex Triana & Planch.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 17: 320 (1862)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis pulchra (Planch. & Linden ex Triana & Planch.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 194 (1963)
species :
Pachira punga-schunkei Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 27(102): 34 (2003)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas); Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM 83 ECU PER
species :
Pachira retusa (Mart. & Zucc.) Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 27(102): 36 (2003)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis retusa (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 205 (1963)
= Bombax retusum Mart. & Zucc.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 1: 92, t. 59 (1826)
species :
Pachira robynsii (Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis coriacea A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 190 (1967)
= Pochota robynsii Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(4): 1586 (1988 publ. 1989) (nom. nov.)
species :
Pachira roseorum (Cuatrec.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 16 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia); Ecuador; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); Argentina (Salta)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU 84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax roseorum Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 470 (1954)
= Eriotheca roseorum (Cuatrec.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 171 (1963)
= Tartagalia roseorum (Cuatrec.) T.Mey.; Lilloa 33: 8 (1969), nom. inval.
= Tartagalia rubra Capurro; Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9: 319 (1961)
species :
Pachira ruizii (K.Schum.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax ruizii K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25(3, Beibl. 60): 17 (1898)
= Eriotheca ruizii (K.Schum.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 162 (1963)
= Millea ecuadorensis Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 199 (1937)
species :
Pachira rupicola (A.Robyns) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 7 (1994)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Ecuador
82 VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis rupicola A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 188 (1963)
= Rhodognaphalopsis rupicola (A.Robyns) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens
species :
Pachira rurrenabaqueana (Rusby) Fern.Alonso; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 27(102): 36 (2003)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis rurrenabaqueana (Rusby) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 217 (1963)
= Bombax rurrenabaqueanum Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 301 (1927)
species :
Pachira ruschii V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025), nom. nov.
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca bracteolata T.M.Macedo & M.C.Duarte; Syst. Bot. 43(4): 1000 (2018)
species :
Pachira saxicola (Carv.-Sobr.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Espírito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca saxicola Carv.-Sobr.; Phytotaxa 108(1): 50 (2013)
species :
Pachira sclerophylla (Ducke) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz); Brazil (Amazonas)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax sclerophyllum Ducke; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 58 (1935)
= Eriotheca macrophylla subsp. sclerophylla (Ducke) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 154 (1963)
= Eriotheca sclerophylla (Ducke) M.C.Duarte & G.L.Esteves; Novon 22(2): 154 (2012)
species :
Pachira sessilis Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 70 (1844)
Distribution: Benin [I]; Cameroon [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cesar, Chocó, Santander)
22 ben 23 caf cmn 80 COS PAN 81 cub jam 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis sessilis (Benth.) Pittier; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 162 (1916)
= Bombax sessile (Benth.) Bakh.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 6: 180 (1924)
= Pachira angusta Duchass. ex Decne.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 23: 52 (1880)
= Pochota sessilis (Benth.) W.D.Stevens; Taxon 36(2): 463 (1987)
species :
Pachira sordida (R.E.Schult.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 8 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax sordidum R.E.Schult.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 16: 75 (1953)
= Pochota sordida (R.E.Schult.) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 398 (1988)
= Rhodognaphalopsis coriacea var. sordida (R.E.Schult.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 292 (1963)
= Rhodognaphalopsis discolor A.Robyns; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17(1): 198 (1967)
species :
Pachira speciosa Triana & Planch.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 17: 319 (1862)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Casanare, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis speciosa (Triana & Planch.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 219 (1963)
= Pochota speciosa (Triana & Planch.) Montiel; Phytologia 64(5): 336 (1988)
species :
Pachira squamigera (Cuatrec.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 15 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Valle); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis squamigera (Cuatrec.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 230 (1963)
= Eriotheca gentryi A.Robyns & S.Nilsson; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 51(1-2): 201 (1981)
= Eriotheca squamigera (Cuatrec.) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 57(1): 162 (1999)
= Pochota squamigera (Cuatrec.) Montiel; Phytologia 64(5): 336 (1988)
= Pseudobombax squamigerum Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 471 (1954)
species :
Pachira subandina (Dugand) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 310 (1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Huila, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis subandina (Dugand) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 198 (1963)
= Pseudobombax subandinum Dugand; Caldasia 2: 296 (1943)
species :
Pachira surinamensis (Uittien) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 FRG GUY SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax surinamense Uittien; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 22: 365 (1925)
= Eriotheca surinamensis (Uittien) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 155 (1963)
species :
Pachira tepuiensis (Steyerm.) W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 8 (1994)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pochota tepuiensis Steyerm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1081 (1988)
species :
Pachira tocantina (Ducke) Fern.Alonso; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 56(2): 310 (1998)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis tocantina (Ducke) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 216 (1963)
= Bombax tocantinum Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 123 (1925)
species :
Pachira trinitensis Urb.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 28 (1921)
Distribution: Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia (Bolívar, Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Santander); Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Aragua, Bolívar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Guárico, Miranda); Peru
81 trt 82 CLM VEN 83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis pachiroides Pittier; Arb. Arbust. Venez. 2-3: 35 (1923)
= Bombacopsis trinitensis (Urb.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 191 (1963)
= Pochota trinitensis (Urb.) Steyerm. & W.D.Stevens; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(1): 398 (1988)
variant :
var. mucronulata (Pittier) Fern.Alonso; Nuevo Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venezuela 279 (2008)
Distribution: Venezuela (Miranda)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombacopsis mucronulata Pittier; Arb. Arbust. Venez. 2-3: 34 (1923)
= Bombacopsis trinitensis var. mucronulata (Pittier) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 194 (1963)
= Bombax mucronulatum (Pittier) Aristeg.; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 21: 25 (1959)
species :
Pachira uniflora (V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 14 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Tocantins, Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Eriotheca uniflora V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Acta Bot. Brasil. 35(4): 657 (2022)
species :
Pachira vargasii (Cuatrec.) V.N.Yoshik. & M.C.Duarte; Taxon 75(1)-e70060: 17 (2025)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Bombax vargasii Cuatrec.; Phytologia 4: 468 (1954)
= Eriotheca vargasii (Cuatrec.) A.Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 165 (1963)
species :
Pachira yapacanae Steyerm. ex W.S.Alverson; Novon 4(1): 8 (1994)
Distribution: Colombia (Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
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