Cavanillesia hylogeiton

Cavanillesia hylogeiton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Bombacoideae
Genus: Cavanillesia
Species: C. hylogeiton
Binomial name
Cavanillesia hylogeiton

Cavanillesia hylogeiton is a tree species in the mallow family. C. hylogeiton grows in Brazil and in the Pando Department of Bolivia;[1] individuals can reach a height of more than 40 m.

The trunk tapers, and the bark is relatively smooth; the flowers are pink.

See also

References

  1. "Cavanillesia hylogeiton". Neotropical Herbarium Specimens. Field Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 January 2014.