Ceiba pentandra
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ceiba-pentandra-217-2439373
title:
Ceiba pentandra
text:
Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and West Africa. A somewhat smaller variety has been introduced to South and Southeast Asia, where it is cultivated. The tree and the cotton-like fluff obtained from its seed pods are commonly known in English as kapok, a Malay-derived name which originally applied to Bombax ceiba, a native of tropical Asia. In Spanish-speaking countries
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Kapok tree cultivated for seed fibre
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiba_pentandra
date created:
2002-02-25T15:43:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T01:41:30Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Kapok_tree_Honolulu.jpg","width":600,"height":800}
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13
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