Ceiba

Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Fruit pods. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Malvaceae. CN: [Malay - Pokok kabu, Kapok, Kabu Kabu, Kekabu], Silk-Cotton Tree, Cotton Tree, Ceiba Tree, Kapok Tree. Native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C. pentandra var. guineensis) to tropical west Africa. Widely found in the northern states of Peninsular Malaysia and fiber source for filling mattresses and pillows in villages. Synonym(s):Bombax pentandrum L. (basionym)Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A. Chev.Ceiba casearia Medik.Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.and many more - see The Plant List www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2707382Ref. and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2707382www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9703en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapok#Gallerykekabuworld.com/

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Kampung Sungai Bongkok, Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia.Ripe fruit pod. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Malvaceae. CN: [Malay - Pokok kabu, Kapok, Kabu Kabu, Kekabu], Silk-Cotton Tree, Cotton Tree, Ceiba Tree, Kapok Tree. Native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C. pentandra var. guineensis) to tropical west Africa. Widely found in the northern states of Peninsular Malaysia and fiber source for filling mattresses and pillows in villages. Synonym(s):Bombax pentandrum L. (basionym)Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A. Chev.Ceiba casearia Medik.Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.and many more - see The Plant List www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2707382Ref. and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2707382www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9703en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapok#Gallerykekabuworld.com/

Remarkable big tree in Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Garden (Brisbane, Australia),we believe it is wrongly labelled as Bombax costatum, native to Sudan (Africa).However it is Ceiba pentandra - native to tropical Africa and America. Well known tree for it's kapok and majestic appearance.

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A giant of the Neotropical forests, and best known as the Kapok tree for its tree cotton seeds. Photo from the Napo River, Ecuador. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/flora/malves/index.html