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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 196
- Scientific Name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
- Family: Malvaceae (Bombacaceae)
- Trade Name: Ceiba, Fromager
- Common Name: Sumauma
- പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്: പഞ്ഞിമരം, ശീമപ്പൂള
- Native: Mexico to Tropical America
- Specimen from:
- Region: Brazil
- Collected by: K. Bhat
- General Characteristics: Deciduous tree with a pagoda-shaped, thin crown. Tender leaves, buds and fruit are mucilaginous and are eaten like okra.
- Wood Anatomy: The heartwood is variable in colour, from creamy white to light brown. The grain is interlocked, sometimes irregular. A low quality timber.
- Taxon identifiers: