Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
BOMBACACEAE
- Kapok-tree family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Nomencl. ref.: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 244. 1791
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Kapoktree
English name: kapok English name: kapoktree
Spanish name: pochote
French name: kapokier
German name: weißer Kapokbaum
Grown habit: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Bombax pentandrum L.
= Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Malvales
Family: Bombacaceae
Genus: Ceiba
Species:
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Ceiba pentandra
Thorns at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Leaves at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Thorns at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Habit at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Thorns at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Habit at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
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Ceiba pentandra
Leaves at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Habit at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Thorns at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Habit at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Ceiba pentandra
Thorns at Kauhikoa hill, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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4) Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. [313]
5) Celidium varians Arnold [137]
6) Celosia cristata L. [74]
7) Celtis brevipes S. Watson [146]
8) Celtis georgiana Small [146]
9) Celtis occidentalis L. [935]
10) Celtis pumila Pursh var. deamii Sarg. [125]
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