CEIBA PUBIFLORA
Author:
Karl Moritz Schumann, 1886
Family:
MALVACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
K. Schum. (1886). In: Mart., Fl. Bras. 12(3): 213.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
80-160 Centimetres
Height:
15-25 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Eriodendron pubiflorum, A. St.-Hil.
Ceiba fiebrigii,Hochr.
Ceiba glaziovii var. glabriflora, Chodat & Hassl.
Ceiba glaziovii f. transiens, Chodat & Hassl.
Ceiba jaibana, Ravenna.
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Ceiba pubiflora f. coaetanea, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora var. genuina, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora var. glabriflora, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora f. grandiflora, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora f. praecox, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora f. transiens, Hassl.
Chorisia pubiflora, Dawson.
Xylon pubiflorum, Kuntze.
This member of the Malvaceae family was given this name by Karl Moritz Schumann, in 1886. It is found in north-eastern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, growing in a well drained calcareous soils with quite some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 160 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 25 metres in height. The flowers are pale to deep pink with a yellow throat.
The genera name is from the local languish; Taíno: ceyba for kapok. The species name from Latin; 'having hairy flowers'. I would say it is the fruits...
Flower
Pale - Deep Pink / Yellow
Soil
Calcareous Soils
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Maximum
