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Ceiba pentandra

(L.) Gaertn. (1791)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Ceiba

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 244 (1791)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu. Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Cotton and seeds. Very tall large tree. Cotton and leaflets picked up from ground. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-05-13
2 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, State Capitol grounds at the corner of Punchbowl and Beretania Streets Cultivated ornamental tree planted on the lawn. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 25-30 ft. tall, crown as broad, trunk slightly swollen with smooth gray bark; leafless; flowers pale-rose, opening at night, slightly scented with a foetid odor. Herbst, D.R. 9220 Oahu BISH 1990-01-14
3 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Seeds only. Goolsby, W.C. Oahu BISH 1943-01-01
4 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Large tree; flowers only, picked from ground. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1951-01-09
5 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Capitol Grounds Preserved_Specimen Leaves from same tree as flowers collected earlier in the year. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1932-04-27
6 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Capitol Grounds Preserved_Specimen Flowers and old leaflets, and petioles, 5-8 on petiole. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1932-02-01
7 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Capitol Grounds Preserved_Specimen Tall tree. Leaves only. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1957-11-01
8 Ceiba pentandra Punaluu Preserved_Specimen Hudson, L.G. Oahu BISH 1944-01-10
9 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Nuuanu, Mrs. Foster's residence Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
10 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Board of Agriculture and Forestry, King St Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 438 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
11 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-08-07
12 Ceiba pentandra Punaluu Preserved_Specimen Hudson, L.G. Oahu BISH 1944-01-10
13 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Corner Fort Street and Pacific Heights Road Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1947-06-25
14 Ceiba pentandra Waiahole, Water Reserve, reforesting project of Oahu Sugar Co Preserved_Specimen Saito, F. Oahu BISH 1962-05-22
15 Ceiba pentandra Honolulu, Nuuanu, Mrs. Foster's residence Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
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