Bombax ceiba
Indian Kapok, Kapoktree
Other regional names: Northern Cottonwood +1 more
- Northern Cottonwood
- Red Silk Cottontree
Also known as: Bombax aculeatum L. +10 more
- Bombax aculeatum L.
- Bombax ceiba Burm.f.
- Bombax heptaphyllum Tussac
- Bombax malabaricum DC.
- Bombax thorelii Gagnep.
- Bombax tussacii Urb.
- Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr.
- Gossampinus rubra Buch.-Ham.
- Gossampinus thorelii (Gagnep.) Bakh.
- Melaleuca grandiflora Blanco
- Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Bombax ceiba (commonly known as Indian kapok or Kapoktree) is a tree belonging to the Malvaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Brazil North, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Trinidad-Tobago