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Ceiba Pentandra

Ceiba Pentandra

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Ceiba Pentandra

Protologue
Fruct. sem. pl. 2: 244 (1791)
Family
Bombacaceae (APG: Malvaceae)
Chromosome number
2n = 72–88
Synonyms
Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. (1824).
Vernacular names
Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree (En). Fromager, arbre à kapok, ouatier (Fr). Mafumeira, poilão, mufuma, árvore da sumaúma, kapoc (Po). Msufi (Sw).
Origin and geographic distribution
Ceiba pentandra originated in the American tropics. Its natural distribution has been obscured by . . . → Read More: Ceiba Pentandra