Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

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Picture: Mark Hyde
National Botanic garden, Harare

Synonyms:	Bombax pentandrum L. Ceiba casearia Medik. Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.
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Derivation of specific name:	pentandra: with five stamens.
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Worldwide distribution:	Pantropical.
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Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
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).

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: cultivated Ceiba pentandra
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ceiba pentandra

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ceiba pentandra
African Plant Database: Ceiba pentandra
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ceiba pentandra
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceiba pentandra
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