Ceiba samauma (Mart.) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Ceiba

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 18m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Primary and secondary rainforest, in areas not subject to inundation, usually in deep, fertile, clayey soils rich in chalk. Also found as an isolated plant in open areas. Found at elevations from sea level to 500 metres in Ecuador.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Ceiba samauma unspecified picture

Distribution

Ceiba samauma world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:51083-2
WFO ID wfo-0000592608
COL ID S2CD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ceiba phaeosantha Xylon samauma Bombax samauma Campylanthera samauma Ceiba burchellii Ceiba samauma Eriodendron samauma Eriodendron phaeosanthum Xylon phaeosanthum Xylon burchellii