Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Spiny tree to 25 m. Leaves digitate with 3-7 leaflets. Flowers solitary but clustered towards the ends of the branches. Calyx very shallowly lobed. Petals 5 - 10 cm, dull to bright red, oblong, recurved. Stamens in two whorls, the outer whorl arranged in 5 bundles. Capsule to 15 cm, oblong.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Bombax ceiba L. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=167490
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Native to tropical Asia; widely cultivated elsewhere
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Bombax ceiba L. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=167490
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
