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CEIBA PENTANDRA [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Ceiba pentandra
Latin
DEF

Any of several spiny trees belonging to the genus Ceiba of the Bombax family, having palmately compound leaves and seeds surrounded by silk cotton especially Ceiba pentandra from which Kapok is obtained.

Key term(s)
  • silk-cotton tree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ceiba pentandra
Latin
DEF

Arbre de 5 à 10 m de haut, au tronc souvent épineux, à feuilles pentalobées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Ceiba pentandra
Latin
OBS

Parques Nacionales de Costa Rica.

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