Ceiba pentandra

Ceiba pentandra

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Engl.: kapoktree, kapok, silk-cottontree, white silk-cottontree.
Deu.: Kapokbaum.
Fran.: capoc, fromager, kapokier.
Span.: árbol capoc, ceiba, pochote.
Bot. syn.: Bombax pentandrum L., Ceiba caribacea (DC.) A. Chev., Ceiba casearia Medik, Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.

Photo: Ceiba pentandra 1.

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Ceiba
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Ceiba pentandra
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Tree, with sideboards. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.

Photo: Ceiba pentandra 0.

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Ceiba
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Ceiba pentandra
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Tree, very tall. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.