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Species profile—Bombax ceiba

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Bombacaceae → Bombax ceiba

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Bombacaceae
Scientific name
Bombax ceiba L.
WildNet taxon ID
19753
Alternate name(s)
kapok
kapok-tree
bombax
silk cottontree
semul
northern cottonwood
kapok tree
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19753

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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