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Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet

Natural History Museum

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Object Details

Biogeographical Region

22 - West Tropical Africa

Collector

David Fairchild

Record Last Modified

17 Nov 2025

Specimen Count

1

Collection Date

10 Jan 1927

Barcode

01223267

USNM Number

1716039

Place

Growing on foot of Laterite ridge called Iron Stone Ridge near village of Sankuli Kunda. South Bank Province Gambia (near Georgetown). See photo 14871-5, Central River, Gambia, Africa

Published Name

Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet

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Botany
Angiosperms
Crowdsourcing Project

Taxonomy

Plantae Equisetopsida Malvales Malvaceae Bombacoideae

Data Source

NMNH - Botany Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3763004fa-87f3-4643-bb6b-08d8fde2df0c

Record ID

nmnhbotany_11212888
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