Kapok Tree
Ceiba pentandra
Also known as White Silk Cotton Tree
About Kapok Tree
Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously placed in the family Bombacaceae), native to Central America, the Caribbean, and the northern half of South America; some authors also consider it native in western and central Africa. It is widely introduced in other tropical regions including South and Southeast Asia, where it is cultivated. The tree and the cotton-like fluff obtained from its seed pods are commonly known in English as kapok, a Malay-derived name which originally applied to the related species Bombax ceiba, a native of tropical Asia. In Spanish-speaking countries the tree is commonly known as "ceiba" and in French-speaking countries as fromager.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceiba pentandra
- Genus
- Ceiba
- Family
- BOMBACACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Safed semal सफ़ेद सेमल, कापोक, सेमर
- Bengali
- শ্ৱেত সিমল Shwet Simul, সাদা শিমুল, শ্বেত শিমুল
- Tamil
- Pancu, இலவு, இலவ மரம்
- Telugu
- తెల్లబూరుగ
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಬೂರಗ Bili booraga, ಬಿಳಿಬೂರುಗ Bili booruga, ಬೂರಲ Boorala
- Malayalam
- Pannimaram, പഞ്ഞിമരം, നകുലി
- Marathi
- Samali, कपोक
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Kapok Tree belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
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