
"Ceiba pentandra" is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and to tropical west Africa. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to the cotton obtained from its seed pods.
Similar species: Malvales
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Ferdy, there is plenty of information about this tree in Wikipedia, but none of it is transferred, could you please check it. Posted 12 years ago