Ceiba pentandra
Also known as: Bombax cumanense Kunth +19 more
- Bombax cumanense Kunth
- Bombax guineense Schumach. & Thonn.
- Bombax guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.
- Bombax inerme L.
- Bombax mompoxense Kunth
- Bombax occidentale Spreng.
- Bombax orientale Spreng.
- Bombax pentandrum Jacq.
- Bombax pentandrum L.
- Bombax plumosum Noronha
- Ceiba anfractuosa (DC.) Maza
- Ceiba anfractuosa M.Gómez
- Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A.Chev.
- Ceiba casearia Medik.
- Ceiba guineensis (Schumach.) A.Chev.
- Ceiba guineensis var. ampla A.Chev.
- Ceiba guineensis var. clausa A.Chev.
- Ceiba occidentalis (Spreng.) Burkill
- Ceiba pentandra f. albolana Ulbr.
- Ceiba pentandra f. grisea Ulbr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Ceiba pentandra is a tree belonging to the Malvaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
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., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mozambique, Nauru, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre