Bombax ceiba Bombax costatum Bombax insigne Bombax mossambicense |synonyms=Eriodendron DC. Salmalia Schott & Endl. |}} Bombax is a genus of mainly tropical trees in the mallow family. They are native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, as well as sub-tropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia. Distinguish from the... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombax
Bom'bax noun [ Late Latin , cotton. See Bombast , noun ] (Botany) A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree ; also, a tree of the genus Bombax. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/76