Bombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree. More specifically, it is sometimes known as Malabar silk-cotton tree;...
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originally applied to Bombax ceiba, a native of tropical Asia. In Spanish-speaking countries the tree is commonly known as "ceiba" and in French-speaking...
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the genus Ceiba, which has whiter flowers. Common names for the genus include silk cotton tree, simal, red cotton tree, kapok, and simply bombax. Currently...
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same family as the baobab; the species Bombax ceiba; and other kapok trees. Another tree of the same genus, Ceiba chodatii, is often referred to by the...
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purpurea, Mallotus philippensis, Cinnamomum tamala, Actinodaphne obvata, Bombax ceiba, Sterculia villosa, Dillenia indica, Dillenia pentagyna, Careya arborea...
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as well as huge, buttressed specimens of Malabar silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba). Indian boar (Sus scrofa cristatus) are apparently found on the island...
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Tree (Sierra Leone), a kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) that is an historic symbol of Freetown in Sierra Leone Bombax ceiba, a plant species commonly known as...
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Asia, and the subtropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia Bombax ceiba, a red-flowering tree, native to parts of tropical Asia, northern Australia...
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Khmer ព្រៃគរ (Prey Kôr). This name may have originated from the many Bombax ceiba (kapok) trees that the Khmer people had planted around Prey Nôkôr, and...
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regia), koroi (Albizia procera), moj (Archidendron bigeminum) and himolu (Bombax ceiba). Bamboo covers an area of over 300 hectares. A herd of around 100 elephants...
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Maram இலவ மரம் in Tamil and Malayalam and Salmali in ) -- Bombax malabaricum, or Bombax ceiba"booruga " in Telugu Tamarind (Imli in Hindi, Puli-புளி in...
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lower plains contain more open forests, which tend to be dominated by Bombax ceiba in association with Albizzia procera, Duabanga grandiflora, and Sterculia...
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(Zea mays). It also attacks trees including silk cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), kapok (Ceiba pentandra), teak (Tectona grandis) and the portia tree (Thespesia...
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made with kapok, the fluffy, glossy fruit-fibres of the trees Ceiba pentandra and Bombax ceiba. The normal lifespan of a typical western pillow is two to...
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and Bombax ceiba. In central lowland Nepal, 35 colonies with 101 nests were located on four tree species namely Haldina cordifolia, Bombax ceiba, Ficus...
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a common name for several plants and may refer to: Bombax ceiba, native to the Asian tropics Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west...
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paint streaks, signifying a bamboo forest. China Southern Airlines: Bombax ceiba flower. Cyprus Airways (2017): Olive branch. Edelweiss: Edelweiss flower...
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kapok (which mostly comes from Ceiba pentandra, but also from other "Kapok trees" also of Malvales, such as Bombax ceiba), and durian. The morphology of...
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monotypic genus, Ceraceosorus. C. bombacis is a fungus that infects the tree Bombax ceiba in India. This economically important tree is used as an ornamental tree...
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(cladistically, all those plants more closely related to Malva sylvestris than to Bombax ceiba) of Malvoideae, which includes additionally the tribe Matisieae (three...
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Kapok fibre (category Ceiba)
Kapok fibre, also known as ceiba and Java cotton, is the fine fibres from the fruit of the kapok tree Ceiba pentandra in the bombax family Bombacaceae. Kapok...
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trees (Albizia procera), moj (Archidendron bigeminum) and cotton trees (Bombax ceiba). Bamboo covers an area of over 300 hectares (700 acres). A herd of around...
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treepie is primarily an arboreal omnivore feeding on fruits, nectar (of Bombax ceiba) seeds, invertebrates, small reptiles and the eggs and young of birds;...
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Araucaria araucana Bombax ceiba Brachychiton rupestris Brahea armata Bulbine namaensis Camellia japonica Carnegiea gigantea Ceiba chodatii Cleistocactus...
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species, all referred to as "Kapok trees", for example: Ceiba pentandra, Bombax ceiba and Bombax costatum – used as an edible oil, and in soap production...
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5 nests to 130 nests. The majority of these colonies were located on Bombax ceiba trees, with much fewer located on Ficus religiosa and Dalbergia sissoo...
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rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) predominate, followed by groups of kapok (Bombax ceiba) with rhino apple trees (Trewia nudiflora), the fruits of which rhinos...
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Buffalo, mangroves, giant bamboos, pandanus and the red kapok tree, Bombax ceiba. On the road 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Daly River is a turnoff to Woolianna...
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Borneo, Java, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Sumatra. It feeds on Bombax ceiba, Mallotus philippensis, and Kydia calycina. BioLib.cz - Aesopida malasiaca...
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