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.

Eriodendron anfractuosum.

Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.

Photo: Ceiba pentandra.

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

Photo: Ceiba pentandra 1.

Photo: Ceiba pentandra 1. Tree, with sideboards. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.