✿Bombacaceae · Ceiba
Kapok / Kapok Tree
Ceiba pentandra
Also known as White Silk Cotton Tree
TreeoutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceiba pentandra
- Genus
- Ceiba
- Family
- Bombacaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Safed semal सफ़ेद सेमल,कापोक kapok,सेमर semar
- 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
About Kapok
Kapok Tree (Ceiba pentandra) is a tree belonging to the Bombacaceae family (Bombax Or Kapok Family). It is typically found in cultivated. Native to Africa, it is distributed across Tropics of the World. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-June. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Kapok belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
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