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Rhodognaphalon
Wild kapok tree, Rhodognaphalon mossambicense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Bombacoideae
Genus:	Rhodognaphalon (Ulbr.) Roberty
Synonyms
Bombax subg. Rhodognaphalon

Rhodognaphalon is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae: found in tropical Africa.

Selected species

Plants of the World Online currently includes:

• Rhodognaphalon brevicuspe (Sprague) Roberty - type species
• Rhodognaphalon lukayense (De Wild. & T.Durand) A.Robyns
• Rhodognaphalon mossambicense (A.Robyns) A.Robyns (synonym Rhodognaphalon schumannianum)
• Rhodognaphalon stolzii (Ulbr.) A.Robyns

References

1. Roberty G (1953) Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire;; 15: 1404.
2. Plants of the World Online (POWO): Rhodognaphalon (Ulbr.) Roberty (retrieved 11 April 2020)

• Bombacoideae
• Malvaceae genera