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Ceiba aesculifolia (Kunth) Britten & Baker f.

Bombacaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica)

SC SE

mes->xer

dr fd fw ma (fiber used for mattress, pillows and cushions) pl pp sa ti (construction, furniture)

Bombax aesculifolium Kunth

pochotte ceiba

ceiba à feuilles de marronnier

ceiba pochote, pochote de altura, pochote de lugares frescos; pochote de pelota (Costa Rica); ceibillo (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras); algodón de monte, palo lagarto (Guatemala); ceiba, ceibo (Honduras); pochote (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); cedro pochote (Nicaragua)

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Latin name	Ceiba aesculifolia (Kunth) Britten & Baker f.
Family	Bombacaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	dr fd fw ma (fiber used for mattress, pillows and cushions) pl pp sa ti (construction, furniture)
Synonym	Bombax aesculifolium Kunth
English name	pochotte ceiba
French name	ceiba à feuilles de marronnier
Spanish name	ceiba pochote, pochote de altura, pochote de lugares frescos; pochote de pelota (Costa Rica); ceibillo (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras); algodón de monte, palo lagarto (Guatemala); ceiba, ceibo (Honduras); pochote (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); cedro pochote (Nicaragua)
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