Malvaceae
Pochote
Ceiba aesculifolia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Ceiba
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Pochote
- Lithuanian
- Smulkiažiedis kapokmedis
Synonyms
- Bombax aesculifolium Kunth
- Eriodendron aesculifolium (Kunth) DC.
- Eriodendron guineense G.Don ex Loud.
- Eriodendron tomentosum B.L.Rob.
- Xylon aesculifolium (Kunth) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Encyclio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.