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Ceiba samauma

(Mart.) K.Schum. (1886)

This name is accepted

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

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 210 (1886)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ceiba samauma Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, beside St. John Hall, corner of East-West Rd. and Maile Way Preserved_Specimen Tree about 30 ft. tall, Petals creamy white when first opening, anthers vivid orange, turning brown as they age. Abbott, I.A. 693 Oahu BISH 1990-08-22
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