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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Uses and Culture

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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 Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Waiahole, Water Reserve, reforesting project of Oahu Sugar Co PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Saito, F. x.n Oahu BISH 5/22/1962
2 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Capitol Grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/27/1932
3 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Queen's Hospital PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 8/7/1946
4 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Corner Fort Street and Pacific Heights Road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1947
5 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu. Foster Gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 5/13/1945
6 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Capitol Grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 2/1/1932
7 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, nuuanu, mrs. foster's residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH
8 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Board of Agriculture and Forestry, King St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN MacDaniels, L.H. 438 Oahu BISH 1/13/1927
9 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, capitol grounds Around & through 0.9 ha islet, low algal cover PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Molokai BISH 11/1/1957
10 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, State Capitol grounds at the corner of Punchbowl and Beretania Streets Cultivated ornamental tree planted on the lawn. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9220 Oahu BISH 1/14/1990
11 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Punaluu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hudson, L.G. s.n. Oahu BISH 1/10/1944
12 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Capitol Grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/1/1957
13 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Nuuanu, Mrs. Foster's residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J.F.C. s.n. Oahu BISH
14 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, capitol grounds Slope: 0; Soil: silty loam PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 2/1/1932
15 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. waiahole, water reserve, reforesting project of oahu sugar co Growing on wetbanks and into stream. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN saito, f. collector number: x.n Hawaii BISH 5/22/1962
16 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, queen's hospital PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 8/7/1946
17 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Goolsby, W.C. Collector Number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/1/1943
18 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, state capitol grounds at the corner of punchbowl and beretania streets Ohia Mixed Mesic Shrubland at 3800 ft in a mesic shrubland with Metrosideros, Dicranopteris, Sadleria, Lycopodium, Vaccinium reticulatum, Styphelia, Machaerina, Sphenomeris, Dodonaea, Wikstroemia, Pteridium and Gahnia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9220 Maui BISH 1/14/1990
19 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. punaluu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hudson, l.g. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/10/1944
20 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Western slope of Mauna Kea, ca 0.25 mi above Puu Laau cabin. Planted forestry tree in fenced exclosure. Cones upright PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Andrew Townesmith|Karen M. Meyer Townesmith 1040 Hawaii HAPI 5/2/2008
21 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Lyon Arboretum. Along trails in upper Manoa Valley. E-facing, open roadside, disturbed mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 83 Oahu HAPI 2/11/1998
22 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, board of agriculture and forestry, king st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN macdaniels, l.h. collector number: 438 Oahu BISH 1/13/1927
23 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, capitol grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 4/27/1932
24 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, foster gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/9/1951
25 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu. foster gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 5/13/1945
26 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. lyon arboretum. along trails in upper manoa valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN andrew townesmith|karen m. meyer townesmith 1040 MO 5/2/2008
27 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. kauai island. lawai. national tropical botanical garden. economic area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN beck, h.t. & jackson-beck, l.a. 1186 NLU 8/4/1990
28 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. kauai island: lawai. cultivated at the national tropical botanical garden. economic area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. t. beck 1186 NY 8/4/1990
29 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Tantalus, Round Top Dr, across from Manoa Valley Overlook, W roadside E-facing, open roadside, disturbed mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 83 NY 2/11/1998
30 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Poipu. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Visitor's Center. Just right of entrance road and below lowest parking lot. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7348 Kauai PTBG 7/25/2007
31 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, corner fort street and pacific heights road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1947
32 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN goolsby, w.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/1/1943
33 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Lyon Arboretum. Along trails in upper Manoa Valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Andrew Townesmith|Karen M. Meyer Townesmith 1040 Missouri Botanical Garden 5/2/2008
34 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. tantalus, round top dr, across from manoa valley overlook, w roadside PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 83 MO 2/11/1998
35 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Waiahole, Water Reserve, reforesting project of Oahu Sugar Co PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Saito, F. x.n Oahu BISH 5/22/1962
36 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Capitol Grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/27/1932
37 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Queen's Hospital PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 8/7/1946
38 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Corner Fort Street and Pacific Heights Road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1947
39 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu. Foster Gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 5/13/1945
40 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Capitol Grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 2/1/1932
41 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, nuuanu, mrs. foster's residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rock, j.f.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH
42 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Board of Agriculture and Forestry, King St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN MacDaniels, L.H. 438 Oahu BISH 1/13/1927
43 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, capitol grounds Around & through 0.9 ha islet, low algal cover PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Molokai BISH 11/1/1957
44 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, State Capitol grounds at the corner of Punchbowl and Beretania Streets Cultivated ornamental tree planted on the lawn. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9220 Oahu BISH 1/14/1990
45 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Punaluu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hudson, L.G. s.n. Oahu BISH 1/10/1944
46 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Capitol Grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/1/1957
47 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu, Nuuanu, Mrs. Foster's residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J.F.C. s.n. Oahu BISH
48 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, capitol grounds Slope: 0; Soil: silty loam PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 2/1/1932
49 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. waiahole, water reserve, reforesting project of oahu sugar co Growing on wetbanks and into stream. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN saito, f. collector number: x.n Hawaii BISH 5/22/1962
50 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, queen's hospital PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 8/7/1946
51 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Goolsby, W.C. Collector Number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/1/1943
52 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, state capitol grounds at the corner of punchbowl and beretania streets Ohia Mixed Mesic Shrubland at 3800 ft in a mesic shrubland with Metrosideros, Dicranopteris, Sadleria, Lycopodium, Vaccinium reticulatum, Styphelia, Machaerina, Sphenomeris, Dodonaea, Wikstroemia, Pteridium and Gahnia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9220 Maui BISH 1/14/1990
53 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. punaluu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hudson, l.g. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/10/1944
54 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Western slope of Mauna Kea, ca 0.25 mi above Puu Laau cabin. Planted forestry tree in fenced exclosure. Cones upright PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Andrew Townesmith|Karen M. Meyer Townesmith 1040 Hawaii HAPI 5/2/2008
55 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Lyon Arboretum. Along trails in upper Manoa Valley. E-facing, open roadside, disturbed mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 83 Oahu HAPI 2/11/1998
56 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, board of agriculture and forestry, king st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN macdaniels, l.h. collector number: 438 Oahu BISH 1/13/1927
57 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, capitol grounds PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 4/27/1932
58 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, foster gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/9/1951
59 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu. foster gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 5/13/1945
60 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. lyon arboretum. along trails in upper manoa valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN andrew townesmith|karen m. meyer townesmith 1040 MO 5/2/2008
61 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. kauai island. lawai. national tropical botanical garden. economic area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN beck, h.t. & jackson-beck, l.a. 1186 NLU 8/4/1990
62 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. kauai island: lawai. cultivated at the national tropical botanical garden. economic area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. t. beck 1186 NY 8/4/1990
63 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Tantalus, Round Top Dr, across from Manoa Valley Overlook, W roadside E-facing, open roadside, disturbed mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 83 NY 2/11/1998
64 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Poipu. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Visitor's Center. Just right of entrance road and below lowest parking lot. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 7348 Kauai PTBG 7/25/2007
65 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu, corner fort street and pacific heights road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/1947
66 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN goolsby, w.c. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 1/1/1943
67 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Lyon Arboretum. Along trails in upper Manoa Valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Andrew Townesmith|Karen M. Meyer Townesmith 1040 Missouri Botanical Garden 5/2/2008
68 Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. tantalus, round top dr, across from manoa valley overlook, w roadside PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 83 MO 2/11/1998