Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Bombacaceae | Genus: Ceiba | Species: Ceiba speciosa (A. St.-Hil.) Ravenna
( कापोक, रेशम रुई ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil., Chorisia speciosa var. minor Chodat | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Kapok, Resham rui | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Silk floss tree, Floss silk tree | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kapok, Resham rui | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 1200 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit pear-shaped capsules (fruit pods) filled with seed embedded in silky white. |
| Habitat | It is resistant to drought and moderate cold. It grows fast in spurts when water is abundant. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina | Bark Details | The trunk and branches are covered with stout spines, but those on the trunk may disappear with age. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Rohtak, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | A conical deciduous tree up to 25 m high. Main trunk bark earlier prickled (stout spines), but those on the trunk may disappear with age, trunks of mature trees often swollen and bottle-shaped. Leaves palmately compound. Each palmate, compound, light green leaf has 5-7 serrate, lanceolate leaflets. Flowers quite showy, featuring pink to rose-purple, petals with creamy white to yellowish-white throats. Fruit pear-shaped capsules (fruit pods) filled with seed embedded in silky white. | Leaf Details | . Leaves palmately compound. Each palmate, compound, light green leaf has 5-7 serrate, lanceolate leaflets. |
