ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Bombax insigne

Name author: Wall.

A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Bombax
Species: Bombax insigne
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1830

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Bombax insigne. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

12 synonyms in this snapshot

Bombax festivumName author: Wall.
Bombax insigne subsp. genuinaName author: Prain
Bombax insigne var. albaName author: Prain
Bombax insigne var. andamanicaName author: Prain
Bombax insigne var. polystemonName author: Prain
Bombax insigne var. tenebrosumName author: (Dunn) Robyns
Bombax insigne var. wightiiName author: Prain
Bombax scopulorumName author: Dunn
Bombax tenebrosumName author: Dunn
Gossampinus insignisName author: Bakh.
Salmalia insignisName author: (Wall.) Schott & Endl.
Salmalia scopulorumName author: (Dunn) Stearn

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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