Bombax ceiba L.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare

Photo: Heather Johani-Badza
Grounds of Agriculture House, cnr Adylinn Road/Marlborough Drive, Harare

Synonyms:	Bombax malabaricum DC. Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott. & Endl.
Common names:	Red silk-cotton tree (English)
Description:	Spiny tree to 25 m. Leaves digitate with 3-7 leaflets. Flowers solitary but clustered towards the ends of the branches. Calyx very shallowly lobed. Petals 5 - 10 cm, dull to bright red, oblong, recurved. Stamens in two whorls, the outer whorl arranged in 5 bundles. Capsule to 15 cm, oblong.
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Flowering time:	May-Jul
Worldwide distribution:	Native to tropical Asia; widely cultivated elsewhere
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Sunday 13 May 2007
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 170.

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