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Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

[ Family : Malvaceae (Bombacaceae) ]

[ Synonyms : Bombax cumanense Kunth ; Bombax guineensis Schumach ; Bombax inerme L.; Bombax pentandrum L.; Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A. Chev.; Ceiba thonningii A. Chev.; Eriodendron caribaeum G. Don ; Eriodendron orientale Kostel.; Eriodendron pentandrum (L.) Kurz ; Gossampinus alba Buch.-Ham.; Gossampinus rumphii Schott & Endl.; Xylon pentandrum (L.) Kuntze ]

[ Common name (Local) : Swet simul ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Swet simul | Sanskrit : Shweta Shalmali | Hindi : Safed Semul, Safed Savara, Shalmali | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Kapok tree, Silk cotton tree, White cotton tree | Other Languages : Panya, Panjimaram, Siimappuula(Mal.) ; Elavam, Panji, Tannaku, Ulagamaram (Tam.)

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Habit : Deciduous tree
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Flowering & Fruiting : December--May
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