Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Southeastern Asia, China, Melanesia
Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Rainforest, Swamps, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-158-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm122.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,830.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Purple, Indigo
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not let dry out between waterings, Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Buds, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Grown for shade, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats, Useful for shade, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
LIVISTONA saribus
Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
Serdang, Taraw Palm
In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
taraw palm
In German
Kapok baum
Taraw palme
In French
Fromager
Taraw palm
In Spanish
Ceiba
Taraw palma
In Greek
Ceiba
taraw παλάμη
In Portuguese
Mafumeira
Taraw palma
In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
Taraw palmowy
In Latin
Ceiba
taraw palmarum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malvales
Arecales
Family
Bombacaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Livistona
Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
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Corypheae
Subfamily
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Coryphoideae
Number of Species
1030
1
27800
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