Ceiba pentandra
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Subclassis: Rosidae - Ordo: Malvales - Familia: Malvaceae - Subfamilia: Bombacoideae - Genus: Ceiba Mill.
Species: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Deutsch: Kapokbaum
English: Kapok is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae , native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C.
Español: Ceiba
Français : Fromager
Português: Sumauma
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 Tree planted in Hawaii |
 Kapok tree. Foto taken near Banfora, Burkina Faso |
 Tree (Madeira) |
 Cortex with spines |
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 typical 'emaciated' tree |
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 Kapok tree, pod (Madeira) |
 Ripe Kapok fruit |
 Pod closed |
 Kapok fruit |
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