Ars germplasm resources information network cepe2 calphotos cepe2. The oil has a yellow colour and a pleasant, mild odour and taste. Ceiba pentandra seeds as natural antioxidant agents and put forward the possibility of employing for. Fatty acid profile and quality parameters of ceiba pentandra l. How to setup the video avi converse and export video clip on ceiba. Pdf the ceiba pentandra plant wood was collected from different regions for proximate. Kapok has a broad straight trunk and almost horizontally spreading branches.
Growth and physiological attribute of ceiba pentandra l. The ceiba tree ceiba pentandra and also known as the kapok or silkcotton tree is a tropical tree native to north and south america and africa. Due to its extreme height, the kapok, or ceiba tree, towers over the other rainforest vegetation. Images 57 synonyms 1 references 23 subordinate taxa. The thickest, tallest, and oldest kapok trees ceiba pentandra. The process of harvesting and separating the fibre is labourintensive and manual. West african plants a photo guide ceiba pentandra l. Ceiba pentandra, the kapok or silkcotton tree, ranks among the largest trees in. Ceiba or kapok trees at the hacienda chichens gardens and nature reserve grow from 45 to a 100 feet tall. This species is accepted, and its native range is mexico to tropical america.
Ceiba pentandra, vegetable oil, quality indexes, fatty acids, fuel properties, benin. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Ceiba pentandra bark decoction has been used as a diuretic, aphrodisiac, and to treat headache, as well as type ii diabetes. Giant conical spines ceiba aesculifolia is common throughout the dry areas of guatemala, and is occasionally found in other parts of guatemala. Mar 29, 2019 the ceiba tree ceiba pentandra and also known as the kapok or silkcotton tree is a tropical tree native to north and south america and africa. In central america, the ceiba had great symbolic importance to the ancient maya, and its name in the mayan language is yax che green tree or first tree. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to the cottonlike fluff obtained from its seed pods. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
A pressed seed oil can be derived from the seeds of the kapok tree. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. Ceiba pentandra schutt major reference works wiley. By large, i mean trees with 100 100,000 leaves and potentially the same number of images. Phenology and pollination biology of ceiba pentandra. Malvales of north america update, database version 2011 acquired. Usdanrcs database of plants of the united states and its territories. Distributions 231 chromosome counts 2 ethnobotany 1 group. The top of the tree has thick branches and the base roots occasionally are covered in spines.
It is one of many trees belonging to the ceiba genus, and it is. The effect of spatial isolation and phenology on selfing rates and pollen flow distances was analyzed using microsatellites in a fragmented population of ceiba pentandra, in. Ceiba is a program for visualization and navigation of large phylogenetic trees, and annotation of these trees with collections of images. The kingdom of this world michigan state university. The thickest, tallest, and oldest kapok trees ceiba. The ceiba tree is represented by a cross and serves as an important architectural motif in the temple of the cross complex at palenque. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as animal food and an ornamental plant. Eventually i looked up to see some flowers still on the tree. Kapok is the maist uised common name for the tree an mey an aa refer tae the cotton obtained frae its seed pods. A somewhat smaller variety is found throughout southern asia and the east indies. Among its interesting features are the bulky woody spines that cover the ceibas trunk while young.
Ceiba pentandra metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order malvales and the family malvaceae previously separated in the family bombacaceae, native to mexico, central america and the caribbean, northern south america, and as the variety c. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree o the order malvales an the faimily malvaceae previously separated in the faimily bombacaceae, native tae mexico, central americae an the caribbean, northren sooth americae, an as the variety c. Some species can grow to 70 m 230 ft tall or more, with a straight, largely branchless trunk that culminates in a huge, spreading canopy, and buttress roots that can be taller than a grown person.
Smithsonian tropical research instituteceiba pentandra. Comparative phytochemical and proximate analyses on ceiba. A large tree to 200 ft with a straight, cylindrical bole. Some varieties of the ceiba tree are characterized by spines or conical thorns, giving the tree a menacing appearance. Nomenclatural and specimen database of the missouri botanical garden. Girth records in this table of girth records worldwide only girth measurements made at a height between 1. Sep, 2012 a giant in the rainforests, the kapok tree can reach up to 200 feet in height, sometimes growing as much as feet per year. Ceiba is a genus of trees in the family malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical areas of the americas from mexico and the caribbean to n argentina and tropical west africa.
After 15 years, we benefited to 88,700 people but ceiba pentandra will benefit to 52000 persons by year, more people will be changing their lifestyles, from childhood learning the importance of respecting our grandmother earth, additional documentation. Run ceiba and double click on hddvehiclelocal video file on left vehicle tree step 2. Yaaxche maya ceiba pentandra, is the most sacred tree to the maya, flowers photo belongs to the bombacaceae family. Flowers are white, beige or slightly pink in color. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. Fromager, enia ivory coast, ngwe, banda sierra leone, ghe liberia, araba, okha nigeria, doum, bouma, odouma cameroon, gabon, fuma congo. Night view of the kapok tree from palm beach, florida. In central america, the ceiba had great symbolic importance to the ancient maya, and its name in. Double click on a date on calendar to playback video step 3. Individual and temporal variation in outcrossing rates and.
International journal of environment, agriculture and biotechnology ijeab vol2, issue4, julyaug 2017 issn. The one i know best is the sacred tree of the maya and the national tree of guatemala, namely ceiba pentandra hura crepitans is named the sandbox tree in. Widely distributed in west africa, more or less scattered in secondary forest formations. Technoeconomic analysis and physicochemical properties of. Bonap north american plant atlas of the biota of north america program. Kapok or ceiba tree, ceiba pentandra the most sacred. Ceiba tree park is located in san anton, ponce, puerto rico. Sabre tree names pictures and types of ceiba species. Introduction ceiba pentandra is a pantropical canopy tree of trop ical dry and wet forests, distributed in the neotropics from mexico to the amazonian basin and in the palaeotropics throughout. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to. The thickest, tallest, and oldest kapok trees ceiba pentandra tweet. Jamaluddin 1, teuku meurah indra riayatsyah 2, arridina susan silitonga 3, m. The ceiba genus has many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including south america, central america, caribbean, bahamas, belize, southeast asia and west africa. Click on scissor icon on bottom the time bar, setup the startend time to clip video file step 4.
It usually reaches a height of about 3040 m but some varieties such as caribaea can reach 70 m ecocrop, 2011. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Pdf the flowering and fruiting phenology, floral biology, pollination ecology, and breeding system of the emergent tree ceiba pentandra were studied. Fromager, enia ivory coast, ngwe, banda sierra leone, ghe liberia, araba, okha nigeria, doum, bouma, odouma cameroon, gabon, fuma congo rep. This tree often has more spines on more parts of the tree than most ceiba pentandra trees, and especially more spines on the trunk even when the tree is mature. Ceiba grows in west africa, from the ivory coast and sierra leone to liberia, nigeria, and the congo region. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree with high rates of selfing in some populations. Pdf flowering phenology and pollination biology of ceiba. Posts about ceiba pentandra written by linda grashoff. The ceiba sayba tree gets its name from the lation ceiba pentandra and is a massive tropical tree that has the propensity to grow as tall as 200 feet, making it the tallest tree in the amazon rainforest. The one i know best is the sacred tree of the maya and the national tree of guatemala, namely ceiba pentandra. Some species especially the wellknown kapok, ceiba pentandra can grow to 70 m 230 ft tall or more. Ceiba pentandraa unique environmental theme park globalgiving.
Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. Eduardo sacayon has pointed out to me that there are two major species of ceiba in guatemala. A large deciduous tree from the american tropics, it is also found as ceiba pentandra var. Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order malvales and the family malvaceae native to.
I captured green trunk of kapok but that time all flowers were gone and only open cotton pods were there. Pdf physicochemical analysis of ceiba pentandra kapok. Ceiba pentandra, bombax buonopozense, phytochemicals, proximate analysis. It is one of many trees belonging to the ceiba genus, and it is home to an immense plethora of animals and organisms. Cutting through selby gardens administrationbuilding parking lot last saturday, i paused to admire and photograph some spent flowers on the pavement. Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree that has chiropterophilic flowers and a variable breeding system throughout its distribution, ranging from fully selfincompatible, to a mixed system with different degrees of selfing. Click on scissor icon on bottom the time bar, setup the startend time to clip video file. This project has provided additional documentation in a pdf file projdoc. Sep 28, 2015 more than one species of ceiba has spines.
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