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Bombax ceiba L.

Semal

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Semal
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan); Taiwan; India (widespread, incl. Darjeeling, Jammu & Kashmir); Bangladesh; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Camiguin, Mindanao); Sri Lanka; Nepal; Thailand; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Bhutan; Pakistan (Hazara, etc.); Laos; Viet Nam; Cambodia; Sulawesi; Moluccas; Lesser Sunda Isl.; New Guinea (Irian Jaya); tropical Africa [I]; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Bombax
Species ceiba
Author citation L.
Scientific name Bombax ceiba L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Semal

Bombax ceiba , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Semal

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson