PLANTS Profile for Ceiba pentandra (kapoktree)

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PLANTS Profile

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
kapoktree

Symbol:

CEPE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Bombacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Tree
Shrub

PR		N
VI		N

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Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

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Synonyms:
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

	BOPE7	Bombax pentandrum L.
	ERAN18	Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.

Distribution:
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

View 9 genera in Bombacaceae, 3 species in Ceiba

Classification:
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Bombacaceae – Kapok-tree family
Genus	Ceiba Mill. – ceiba
Species	Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. – kapoktree

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Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21595.

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Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 03:22 AM MDT