Ceiba aesculifolia

Ceiba aesculifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Ceiba
Species:
C. aesculifolia
Binomial name
Ceiba aesculifolia
Synonyms
List
    • Bombax aesculifolium Kunth
    • Bombax axillare Moç. & Sessé ex DC.
    • Ceiba grandiflora Rose
    • Ceiba pallida Rose
    • Ceiba tomentosa (B.L.Rob. ex Pringle) Britton & Baker
    • Eriodendron acuminatum S.Watson
    • Eriodendron aesculifolium (Kunth) DC.
    • Eriodendron grandiflorum (Rose) Conz.
    • Eriodendron guineense G.Don
    • Eriodendron tomentosa B.L.Rob. ex Pringle

Ceiba aesculifolia is a tree belonging to the Malvaceae family. It can reach up to 30 m (98 ft) in height and has a thick trunk. In its juvenile stages, the trunk is covered with large, conical thorns. The fruit is a giant capsule that encloses its seeds in a thick layer of soft, white, silky fiber. This fiber has been used to stuff mattresses. Handicrafts are made from the bark and thorns. The tree has medicinal properties. It is the sacred tree of the Mayans.

It is also known as ceiba and pochote.

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