Cavanillesia arborea
| Cavanillesia arborea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Cavanillesia |
| Species: | C. arborea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cavanillesia arborea (Willd.) K.Schum.
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Cavanillesia arborea (common name barrigudo) is a flowering plant in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae, native to the Caatinga region of central and eastern Brazil.[1][2] Fully mature specimens can have the appearance of a baobab (Adansonia digitata), but they can also assume the shape of a huge rugby ball or American football, growing from a small base, swelling in the middle to as much as 5 metres (16 ft) and then constricting again just beneath the branches.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Cavanillesia arborea (Willd.) K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ Walker, C. C. (2022). "Cavanillesia Malvaceae". In Eggli, U.; Nyffeler, R. (eds.). Dicotyledons: Rosids. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 1–7. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85239-9_77-1. ISBN 978-3-030-85239-9.
- ^ Schimper, Dr. A.F.W. (1903). Plant Geography on a Physiological Basis. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press. pp. 349 plus figure 193.
- ^ Jacobsen, Hermann (1960). Handbook of Succulent Plants. Vol. 1. London: Blandford Press. p. 259.