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CEIBA
Ceiba pentandra
Plant0002 · iroko:EwePlantRecord
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Names by Language
English
KAPOK TREE
Yoruba
Ọ̀gbùngbùn
Ẹ̀gún (òwú ẹ̀gún)
Ẹ̀gúngún-ogun
Àràbà
Spanish / Cuban
La Ceiba
Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese names pending — forthcoming manuscript.
Lucumí Names
Community Only
Regional & Vernacular Names
Scientific Synonyms
Arada – Wele honsu
Bombax cumanense Kunth
Bombax mompoxense Kunth
Bombax orientale Spreng.
Bombax pentandrum L.
Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A.Chev.
Ceiba guineensis (Schumach.) A.Chev.
Ceiba occidentalis (Spreng.) Burkill|Ceiba thonningii A.Chev.
Eriodendron caribaeum (DC.) G.Don
Eriodendron occidentale (Spreng.) G.Don
Eriodendron orientale Kostel.
Eriodendron pentandrum (L.) Kurz
Gossampinus alba Buch.-Ham.
Gossampinus rumphii Schott & Endl.
Xylon pentandrum (L.) Kuntze
Other Regional Names
White silk cotton treeKapokierFromagierMapou
Sacred Knowledge
Ritual Use
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Ritual Notes
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Classification
Medicinal Use
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Scientific Name
Ceiba pentandra
Vocabulary
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