Ceiba crispiflora

(Kunth) Ravenna (1998)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Onira 3: 45 (1998)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ceiba crispiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 12 m. tall, trunk 60 cm. d.b.h., covered with sharp, conical spines 2-3 cm. long, bark green. Flowering at branch ends; flowers with faint sweet fragrance (4:30 PM). Petals purple-pink distally, with dark brownish-purple streaks towards base; staminal column purple-pink; calyx green. Lorence, D.H. 6600 Kauai BISH 1990-09-11