Ceiba aesculifolia (Kunth) Britten & Baker F.

Pochote (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Ceiba

Characteristics

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk has stout prickles.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the hills up to 1,800 m above sea level.
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Chiefly on dry plains or hillsides, mainly at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The young fruit and ripe seeds are eaten after roasting. The ripe fruit are also eaten.
Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ceiba aesculifolia habit picture by Mauricio León Carreño (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ceiba aesculifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Ceiba aesculifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Ceiba aesculifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Ceiba aesculifolia flower picture by Mauricio León Carreño (cc-by-sa)
Ceiba aesculifolia flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Ceiba aesculifolia flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Conservation status

Ceiba aesculifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000592562
COL ID S2BC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Xylon aesculifolium Ceiba pallida Ceiba tomentosa Ceiba grandiflora Eriodendron aesculifolium Eriodendron grandiflorum Eriodendron guineense Eriodendron guineense Eriodendron tomentosa Eriodendron tomentosum Ceiba aesculifolia subsp. aesculifolia Bombax aesculifolium Bombax axillare Ceiba aesculifolia

Lower taxons

Ceiba aesculifolia subsp. parvifolia