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Pseudobombax is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae.

The genus ranges across tropical South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Windward Islands.^[2]

Selected species

Pseudobombax argentinum (R.E.Fr.) A.Robyns – Soroche ( Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)
Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand – Shaving brush tree (Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)
Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A.Robyns
Pseudobombax guayasense A.Robyns (Ecuador)
Pseudobombax longiflorum (Mart.) A.Robyns (Bolivia & Brazil)
Pseudobombax millei (Standl.) A.Robyns – Beldaco (Ecuador)
Pseudobombax septenatum (Jacq.) Dugand^[3]
Pseudobombax tomentosum (Mart. & Zucc.) A.Robyns

^ "Genus: Pseudobombax Dugand". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^ "Pseudobombax Dugand". Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 26 August 2021. [1]
^ "GRIN Species Records of Pseudobombax". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-04-29.