Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

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Ceiba pentandra

Picture: Mark Hyde
National Botanic garden, Harare

Ceiba pentandra

Picture: Mark Hyde
National Botanic garden, Harare

Ceiba pentandra

Picture: Mark Hyde
National Botanic garden, Harare

Ceiba pentandra

Picture: Mark Hyde
National Botanic garden, Harare

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Synonyms: Bombax pentandrum L.
Ceiba casearia Medik.
Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.
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Description:
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Derivation of specific name: pentandra: with five stamens.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Pantropical.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 239.

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 560. (Includes a picture).

Wild, H. (1961). Bombacaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 414 - 517. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Ceiba pentandra
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Ceiba pentandra
Flora of Mozambique: Ceiba pentandra
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Ceiba pentandra
Flora of Zambia: Ceiba pentandra
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ceiba pentandra

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ceiba pentandra
African Plant Database: Ceiba pentandra
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ceiba pentandra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ceiba pentandra
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ceiba pentandra
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iNaturalist: Ceiba pentandra
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ceiba pentandra
JSTOR Plant Science: Ceiba pentandra
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceiba pentandra
Plants of the World Online: Ceiba pentandra
Tropicos: Ceiba pentandra
Wikipedia: Ceiba pentandra


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Ceiba pentandra.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=167510, retrieved 29 March 2024

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