Details of genus: Chorisia Kunth [537]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
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pub_year:
accepted: Synonym (= Ceiba)
Family: Malvaceae
family_ja: アオイ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 2 species of semi-evergreen or deciduous, succulent trees from low-lying areas in the Windward Islands, Brazil, and Argentina. They have spiny, extremely fleshy trunks, alternate, 5- to 7-palmate leaves, and open funnel-shaped flowers borne in autumn. In frost-prone areas, grow in a warm green-house; elsewhere, use as specimen trees.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) from spring to early summer.
pests_en: Young plants are particularly vulnerable to scale insects.
description_ja:
comment: Tropical America
comment_ja: チョリシア
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Malvaceae | アオイ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Bombacaceae | パンヤ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Malvaceae (Bombacaceae) | アオイ (パンヤ)科 | Show | |||
| APW | Malvaceae | アオイ科 | Show |