Silk Cotton Tree

Ceiba pentandra

Silk Cotton Tree (Ceiba pentandra) also commonly known as Kapoktree or White Silk-cotton Tree, is a species of plant in the class Magnoliopsida in the family Malvaceae (Mallows) and order Malvales.

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Plantae
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta
    - Class: Magnoliopsida
      - Order: Malvales
        Family: Malvaceae
        Genus: Ceiba
        Species: Ceiba pentandra

Species in the Genus of Ceiba

Pochote

Ceiba aesculifolia

Silk Cotton Tree

Ceiba pentandra

Silk-floss Tree

Ceiba speciosa

White Silk Floss Tree

Ceiba insignis

External Links

Ceiba pentandra – Wikipedia