Fremontodendron mexicanum Davidson GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Fremontodendron

Family:

Malvaceae

Subfamily:

Bombacoideae

Nomen number:

400889

Place of publication:

Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 16:50. 1917

Verified:

12/19/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

United States Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Species Information: threatened and endangered animals and plants (on-line resource).

Reference(s)

Center for Plant Conservation. Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants (on-line resource).
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kelman, W. M. 1991. A revision of Fremontodendron (Sterculiaceae). Syst. Bot. 16:18. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Species Information: threatened and endangered animals and plants (on-line resource).

Common names

English
Mexican flannelbush –
German
mexikanischer Flanellstrauch –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)	n.w.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	San Diego Co. (possibly also Kern & Monterey Cos.)
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (San Diego Co. (possibly also Kern & Monterey Cos.))]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte) (n.w.)]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Center for Plant Conservation listed		Center for Plant Conservation. Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants (on-line resource).
Environmental	ornamental	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Environmental	ornamental	Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening