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Family: Bombacaceae	Genus: Ceiba	Species: Ceiba speciosa (A. St.-Hil.) Ravenna ( रेशम रुई )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

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	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Resham rui	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Up to 1500 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit a capsule, seeds are imbedded in a white cottony fiber, which when broken apart, are dispersed by the wind. The fiber was once used to stuff pillow and mattresses.
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, planted across the world	Bark Details	Trunk and branches covered with stout spines, but those on the trunk may disappear with age. The trunks of mature trees often swollen and bottle-shaped
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Palmate
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Palmate
Description of Species	A deciduous up to 25 m tall. Trunk and branches covered with stout spines, but those on the trunk may disappear with age. The trunks of mature trees often swollen and bottle-shaped. Leaf palmately compound, light green, 5-7 serrate, leaflets lanceolate Flower open, five-petaled, funnel-shaped, pink to rose-purple petals with creamy white to yellowish-white throats. Fruit a capsule, seeds are imbedded in a white cottony fiber, which when broken apart, are dispersed by the wind. The fiber was once used to stuff pillow and mattresses.	Leaf Details	Leaf palmately compound, light green, 5-7 serrate, leaflets lanceolate

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