Bombacoideae

Translingual

Etymology

Bombax +‎ -oideae

Proper noun

Bombacoideae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Malvaceae – many herbaceous and woody plants.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Bombax, Adansonia, Aguiaria, Bernoullia, Cavanillesia, Ceiba, Chiranthodendron, Eriotheca, Fremontodendron, Gyranthera, Huberodendron, Neobuchia, Ochroma, Pachira, Patinoa, Pseudobombax, Rhodognaphalon, Scleronema, Septotheca, Spirotheca - core genera
  • Catostemma, *Matisia, *Pentaplaris, *Phragmotheca, *Quararibea - genera now often placed in other taxa in the family

References

• Bombacoideae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bombacoideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bombacoideae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bombacoideae at APWeb