Malvaceae FAMILY

Ceiba erianthos

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ceiba erianthos is a deciduous tree with a wide, flat-topped crown; it can grow about 10 metres tall. The short, spiny bole thickens at the base, it can be 40 - 60cm in diameter[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. , 698 Title A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Ceiba Publication Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 60 (2) pp259 - 300 Author Gibbs P.; Semir J. Website http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/fichero_articulo?codigo=762476&orden=78027 Publisher Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid Year 2003 ISBN Description A new treatment of the genus, which includes species previously in Chorisia. Available as a PDF file on the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre and timber. A very ornamental tree, suitable for use in landscaping, although the bole and branches are richly endowed with prickles[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatMoist and dry coastal broadleaved forests, usually growing on rocky outcrops[ 698 Title A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Ceiba Publication Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 60 (2) pp259 - 300 Author Gibbs P.; Semir J. Website http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/fichero_articulo?codigo=762476&orden=78027 Publisher Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid Year 2003 ISBN Description A new treatment of the genus, which includes species previously in Chorisia. Available as a PDF file on the Internet. ]. Often found in rock crevices or in rocky terrains that make the transition towards normal soil[ 420 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-15-1 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].