Herbarium JCB

Bombax ceiba L.

Family : BOMBACACEAE
(Bombax Or Kapok Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SEMAL FAMILY (लटकन फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : MALVACEAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bombax ceiba L.
Common name : Silk Cotton Tree, Malabar Semul
Vernacular name : Nurma, Huttian, Semal, Simal (Hindi); Kempu buruga (Kannada); Mullulavu, Booruga chettu (Telugu); Ilavu, Purani (Tamil); Simalu, Simili, Simal (Oria); Shalmali (Sanskrit); Kate-saver (Marathi); Elavu, Kandilavu, Mocha, Mullilavu, Panjimaram, Pichila, Poola, Poorani, Pulamaram, Unnamurikku (Malayalam)
Habit : Tree
Comments / notes : Occasional in plains of deciduous forest up to 800m, sometimes reaching to 1400m; moist deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests and also in the plains Timber is used for matches and coffins
Flower, Fruit : February-May
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu : All forests in Tamil Nadu
Native : Tropical Asia
World Distribution : India, Tropical Asia extending to East-West New Guinea
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; C. E. C. Fischer, 1921 - A Survey of the Flora of Anaimalai Hills in the Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bombax ceiba. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.