Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand

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Origin and Habitat: It is native of Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El salvador and Nicaragua, and has been introduced in caCarriebean (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Hawaian islands, Florida and elsewhere in tropical countries
Altitude: From sea level to 1800 m
Habit: Grows in dry and rocky habitats or poor soils and is shade intolerant.

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Shaving Brush, Shaving Brush Tree
BENGALI (বাংলা): বুরুশ ছদ্মশিমুল
CHINESE (中文): 修面刷树
MAYA: Kuy ché (Maya), Chak kuyché
PORTUGUESE (Português): Imbirussú rosa
SPANISH (Español): Arbol de Doncellas, Itayata, Guietiqui, Mocoque, Cocuche, Doncellas, Amapola de Yucatán, Amapola yucateca, Cabellos de ángel, Coquito, Clavellina, Chicocuchi, Chospó, Chucté, Jilosúchil, Jiquiquipe, Luya, Pochote, Pongolote, Teti, Tetique, Tindusa, Titilamate, Xanacol (Mexico), Sefioritas

 

Description: PseudoSN'>

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Trunk: Smooth, green marbled with gray, semi-succulent up to 1.3 m in diameter often bulging and specialized for water storage. Its branches are close to the base and the new twigs are bright green.
Leaves: Long-stalked, alternate, palmately compound and articulated, with 3-6 (mostly 5) oval leaflets 10-22 cm long. New leaves are a quite attractive deep maroon colour and turn a fine green as they get older.
Flowers: Single or aggregate inflorescences (short cymes), 15-20 cm across, clustered at ends of branches before leaves; petals long and liner, pubescent on the outside, white to purple that separate and curl back to frame a cluster with hundreds of bright silky pink purple stamens topped with yellow pollen. The stamens are usually shorter than the petals, but up to up to 15 cm long, forming a tube in 2 concentric rings with only the bases fused (like a comb). The stamens are loosely clustered in 5 groups in each ring. There is also a white flowered form (forma alba).
Blooming season: Winter to early spring. (December-March). The flowers open at night and fall off some time in the day and only last for the one day.
Fruit: Elongated, dehiscent capsules 15-25 cm long, by 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter, yellow-brown, glabrous, containing numerous seeds. The fruit contain a fluffy fiber around the seeds and rippens in January-February in his native regions.
Seeds: The seeds are wind dispersed.

Pseudobombax ellipticum (llifle.com)

Pseudobombax ellipticum - Wikipedia

 

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