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Bombax ceiba

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

kapok, red silk cotton tree

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 511 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bombax ceiba Foster Garden, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Tree 30 ft. tall in parking lot. Leafless (young shoots just emerging)l, fruits from last year falling off, gree, seed hairs whitish Staples, G.W. 915 Oahu BISH 1994-03-18
2 Bombax ceiba Honolulu, Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree 30 ft. tall in parking lot. Leafless (young shoorts just emerging), fruits from last year falling off, green, seed hairs whitish. Staples, G.W. 915 Oahu BISH 1994-03-18
3 Bombax ceiba Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen A tree 10 m. tall w/an erect bole extending to the very top of the crown. Limbs ascending, originating at regularly-spaced locations along the bole, each location giving rise to several limbs. Inner surface of petals orange-red. Outer surface of petals creamy-orange and orange. Flower odorless (morning). Lau, J. 1906 Oahu BISH 1986-01-22
4 Bombax ceiba Honolulu, Foster Botanic Gardens In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A spreading tree 9 m. tall; largely leafless. Petals white with some reddish-purple coloration on the outer surfaces. Stamens white. Flowers odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2007 Oahu BISH 1986-02-13
5 Bombax ceiba Honolulu, Foster Botanic Gardens In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A spreading tree 9 m. tall; largely leafless. Petals white with some reddish-purple coloration on the outer surfaces. Stamens white. Flowers odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2411 Oahu BISH 1986-05-16
6 Bombax ceiba Honolulu, Foster Gardens In parking area overhanging stream. Preserved_Specimen Tree trunk and larger bran covered in sharp, conical spines. Flowers creamy white exc. stigma cerise-pink, odorless. Tree leafless, no fruits observed. Flowers turn deep orange after they fall on ground. Staples, G.W. 916 Oahu BISH 1994-03-18
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