Ceiba pentandra--Gabon. Libreville. Arboretum de Sibang. 10 Apr 06. 053.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Gabon. Libreville. Arboretum de Sibang. 10 Apr 06. 054.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 142.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 141.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Kakum Nat. Park, 12 Dec 03. 186.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Kakum Nat. Park, 12 Dec 03. 117.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Kakum Nat. Park, 12 Dec 03. 116.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Hills. Near Larteh, e. of Aburi. 13 Dec 03. 004.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Hills. Near Larteh, e. of Aburi. 13 Dec 03. 001.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Hills. Near Larteh, e. of Aburi. 13 Dec 03. 003.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Hills. Near Larteh, e. of Aburi. 13 Dec 03. 002.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Hills. Near Larteh, e. of Aburi. 13 Dec 03. 005.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Accra-Dodowa Rd. 13 Dec 03. 012.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Fr. Guiana. Matoury Mts, near Cayenne. 21 Mch 02. 002.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Fr. Guiana. Matoury Mts, near Cayenne. 21 Mch 02. 003.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 106.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 105.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Gabon. Prv. Ogooue-Iv. Lope, Ogooue Riv. 21 Apr 06. 102.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Gabon. Prv. Ogooue-Iv. Lope, Ogooue Riv. 21 Apr 06. 103.jpg
Ceiba pentandra--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 143.jpg
Native to 36 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 64 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Pacific (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 8 occurrences across 4 countries.
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
Location
French Guiana, French Guiana (Roura)
4.558556, -52.463417
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue
0.81275, 10.500333
Location Remarks
Mabounie. Off route N1, ca. 41 km ESE of Lambarene, then left (c. N) at Lobi-Mbigou. Mine access road about half way to the river Ngounie (GPS is from the road terminus at the river). 92 m elev.
Collectors
Miguel E. Leal, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi, Prance Bissiemou, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Ghana, Central
5.416667, -1.316667
Location Remarks
Kakum National Park, reached via Jukwa Rd., 33 km north of Cape Coast. Moist evergreen rainforest.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ghana
Location Remarks
Accra-Dodowa Rd
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Gabon, Estuaire (Arboretum de Sibang)
Location Remarks
Lbreville.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Cameroon, Southwest (Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.)
3.950278, 9.238333
Location Remarks
Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Specific Epithet
pentandra
Authorship
(L.) Gaertn.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#153,486 of 335,497
Top 46%
Extinction probability
6%
