Description: English: Location taken: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL USA. Names: Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum Robyns, Algodoeiro Do Mato, Arbol Capoc, Arbol Kapok, Arbre Bombax, Bómbax, Bombax, Bonga, Borracha, Borracho, Buboi Gubat, Cartageno, Ceiba, Cotton tree, Didu, Fromager, Gạo (cây), Himila, Himolu, Hinda bombako, Ilavu, Imbiruçu, Indian Cottonwood, Indian Kapok, Indische kapokboom, Indischer Seidenwollbaum, Kaantisenbal, Kantisembal, Kapok, Kapok Tree, Katseori, Lepanbin, Letpan, Malabulak, Mu Mian (As B Malabaricum), mullilavu, Ngio, ngio Ban, ngio Daeng, ngio Pong, ngio Pong Daeng, Paineira Da India, Paineira vermelha da Índia, Panha, Panheira, puulaa, Rakat Senbal, Randhu alas, Randoe Alas (As G Heptaphylla), Randu alas, Red Cottontree, Red Silk Cotton Tree, Red Silk Cottontree, Red Silk-Cotton, Red Silk-Cotton Tree, Red-Flowered Silk-Cotton Tree, Roka, Roktosimul, Roter Seidenwollbaum, Salay, Salmali, Semal, Semar Kanda, Semul, Semur, Shaalmali, Shalmali, Shaving Brush, Shembal, Shimbal, Silk Cotton Tree, Silk Cottontree, Silk-Cottontree,. Date: 14 February 2007. Source: source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com. Author: Photo by David J. Stang.
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Bombacaceae (baobab family) »
Bombax ceiba BOM-baks -- from the Greek bombyx (silk), referring to the silken fibers from this tree SAY-buh -- Latinized form of the South American name for this tree commonly known as: Indian cottonwood, Indian kapok, red silk-cotton tree, simal tree • Assamese: himila, himolu • Bengali: katseori, roktosimul • Hindi: कांटीसेंबल kaantisenbal, रक्त सेंबल rakta senbal, सेमल semal, सेमर कंद semar kanda, सेमुल semul, सेमुर semur, शेंबल shembal, शिंबल shimbal, सिमल simal, सिमुल simul • Kannada: ಕೆಮ್ಪುಬೂರುಗ kempuburuga • Malayalam: mullilavu • Manipuri: tera • Marathi: शाल्मली shaalmali, सांवर saanvar, सांवरी saanvari, सौर saura • Mizo: pang, phunchawng • Oriya: similikonta • Sanskrit: शाल्मली shaalmali, शल्मली shalmali • Tamil: இலவு ilavu, பூலா puulaa, முள்ளிலவு mullilavu • Telugu: బూరుగ buruga Origin: tropical southern Asia, northern Australia References:
Flowers of India •
Dave's Garden •
Wikipedia. Date: 8 March 2008, 16:38. Source:
Phunchawng (in Mizo). Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 17′ 10.15″ N, 72° 56′ 19.68″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.286152; 72.938801.