1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-7
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ceiba pentandra
7.2 Common Name
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
7.2.2 In German
Kapok baum
7.2.3 In French
Fromager
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ceiba
7.2.5 In Greek
Ceiba
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mafumeira
7.2.7 In Polish
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
7.2.8 In Latin
Ceiba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malvales
8.5 Family
Bombacaceae
8.6 Genus
Ceiba
8.7 Clade
Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species