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Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna

Protologue Onira 3(15): 46. 1998IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Ceiba speciosa--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. 1 Dec 04. 041.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. 1 Dec 04. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. 1 Dec 04. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. 1 Dec 04. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Bolivia. Pq. Nac. Madidi. Chalalan. 1 Dec 04. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 008.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 014.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 010.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 007.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 011.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 006.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 012.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 009.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia.  Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 013.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Spain. Andalucia. Jardines del Alcazar de Seville. 2 Oct 04. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 088.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 086.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 086.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 070.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 071.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 071.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 087.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 087.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 073.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 085.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 072.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 072.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 074.jpg

Ceiba speciosa--Kenya. Maseno. Maseno Univ. Bot. Gard. 3 Jul 04. 074.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru; introduced into Ethiopia, India (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

December 1, 2004

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Apolo)

-14.423056, -67.923889

Location Remarks

Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.

Collectors

Alejandro Araujo-Murakami

No collection number

October 2, 2004

Location

Spain (Jardines del Alcazar de Seville)

Location Remarks

Alcazar, Plaza el Triunfo, Sevilla.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 3, 2004

Location

Kenya (Maseno University Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Town of Maseno, about 25 km northwest of Kisumu on Kisumu-Busia Road.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Ceiba

Specific Epithet

speciosa

Authorship

(A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#310,851 of 335,497

Top 93%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →