Botany

Cullenia

Cullenia is a genus of flowering plants native to India and Sri Lanka. Earlier classification schemes placed the genus in the kapok-tree family (Bombacaceae), but the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group places it in the mallow family (Malvaceae). The name is after General William Cullen (1785–1862), a Resident in the court of the Maharaja of Travancore who also took an interest in botany. Three species are accepted. Cullenia ceylanica (Gardner) Wight ex K.Schum. (syn. Cullenia excelsa Wight) – Sri Lanka Cullenia exarillata A.Robyns – southwestern India Cullenia rosayroana Kosterm. – Sri Lanka

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• ▸Fungus Rock
• ▸Arthur de Carle Sowerby
• ▸Bombacaceae

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