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Ceiba speciosa

(A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna (1998)

This name is accepted

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

floss silk tree

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Onira 3: 46 (1998)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna Kailua-Kona, Kailua View Estates subdivision. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Harriet Fugit s.n. Hawaii PTBG 9/26/1992
2 Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna waimea arboretum PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2726 Oahu BISH 8/11/1986
3 Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna Lawai Valley. The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Lower Medicinal area j ust NW of Ficus area. Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 6609 Kauai PTBG 9/1/1990
4 Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna Kailua-Kona, Kailua View Estates subdivision PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fugit, H. s.n. Hawaii BISH 9/26/1992
5 Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna Koloa District: Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lower Medicinal Area just NW of Ficus area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 6609 Kauai BISH 9/19/1990
6 Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna kailua-kona, kailua view estates subdivision PRESERVED_SPECIMEN fugit, h. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 9/26/1992
7 Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna koloa district: lawai valley, national tropical botanical garden, lower medicinal area just nw of ficus area on ground in shaded areas PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. collector number: 6609 Oahu BISH 9/19/1990
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