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Bombax
Also called Cotton Trees
Bombax is a genus of large, mostly tropical deciduous trees in the mallow family, Malvaceae, with Bombax ceiba the best known and widely grown in warm climates. Treat it as a big landscape tree, not a houseplant.
Bombax is a genus of mainly tropical trees in the mallow family, Malvaceae. They are native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the subtropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia. It is distinguished from the genus Ceiba, which has whiter flowers.
Common names for the genus include silk cotton tree, simal, red cotton tree, kapok, and simply bombax. Eight species are recognised, although many plants have been placed in the genus that were later moved.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
