Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Caribbean, South America
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
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Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-159-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
-
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Kapok baum
In French
Amourette Arbre
Fromager
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
Ceiba
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
Mafumeira
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Malvales
Family
Urticaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6110
1
27800
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