Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Bombacaceae (baobab family) » Ceiba pentandra

 

SAY-buh -- Latinized form of the South American name for this tree

pen-TAN-druh -- meaning, five stamens

 

commonly known as: true kapok tree, white silk cotton tree • Bengali: schwetsimul • Hindi: safed savara, safed semul • Marathi: safeta savara • Sanskrit: shweta shalmali • Tamil: panji tannaku, shalmali • Telugu: tella buruga • Urdu: sambal

 

Origin: Tropical America

 

 

References: Dave's Garden • Zipcode Zoo • Mytho-Fleurs • M.M.N.P.D.

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