Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Bombax buonopozense P. Beauv.
SYNONYM(S) : Bombax flammeum Ulbr.
DUTCH : Afrikaanse bombax.
ENGLISH : Gold Coast bombax, West African bombax.
FRENCH : Kapokier de Buonopozo, Fromager de Buonopozo.
GERMAN : Afrikanischer Bombax.
PORTUGUESE : Mafumeira africana, Mafumeira encarnada, Poilão encarnado, Poilão ferro, Sumaúma, Sumaúma africana.
SPANISH : Arbol capoc, Arbol kapok, Capoc, Capoca.
Data needed.
SYNONYM(S) : Bombax heptaphyllum L., Bombax malabaricum DC., Gossampinus heptaphylla (Houtt.) Bakh.,
ASSAMESE : Himila, Himolu.
BENGALI : Katseori, Roktosimul.
BURMESE : Didu, Lepanbin, Letpan.
CHINESE : 木棉 Mu mian (as B. malabaricum).
DUTCH : Simalboom, Randoe alas (as G. heptaphylla), Zijdekapokboom
.
ENGLISH : Indian cottonwood, Indian kapok, Kapok tree, Red cottontree, Red-flowered silk-cotton tree, Red silk-cotton, Red silk-cotton tree, Shaving brush, Silk cottontree, Simal tree.
FRENCH : Arbre bombax, Fromager.
GERMAN : Indischer Seidenwollbaum, Semul, Roter Seidenwollbaum.
GREEK : Βόμβαξ ο μαλαβαρικός Vomvax malavarikos.
HINDI : Kaantisenbal, Kantisembal, Rakat senbal, Semal, Semar kanda, Semul, Semur, Shembal, Shimbal, Simal, Simul
KHMER : Roka.
NEPALESE : Simal.
PORTUGUESE : Algodoeiro
do mato, Bómbax, Bonga, Borracha, Borracho, Cartageno, Ceiba, Imbiruçu,
Kapok, Paineira da India, Panha, Panheira, Sumaúma.
SPANISH : Arbol capoc, Arbol kapok.
SANSKRIT : Shaalmali, Shalmali.
TAGALOG : Buboi gubat, Malabulak, Taglinau.
TAMIL : இலவு Ilavu, பூலா Puulaa, முள்ளிலவு Mullilavu.
THAI : งิ้ว Ngio, งิ้วบ้าน Ngio ban, งิ้วแดง Ngio daeng, งิ้วปง Ngio pong, งิ้วปงแดง Ngio
pong daeng, งิ้วหนาม .
VISAYAN : Salay, Talutu.
UNIDENTIFIED : Burka chettu, Taroktok (Philippines).
ENGLISH : Gambia silk-cotton tree, Red-flowered silk-cotton tree.
PORTUGUESE : Poilão foro.
UNIDENTIFIED : Vacka (Burkina-Faso).
ENGLISH : Shaving
brush tree.
PORTUGUESE : Imbirussú rosa.
SPANISH : Amapola de Yucatán, Amapola yucateca, Cabellos de ángel, Chak kuyché (Maya), Coquito, Clavellina, Chicocuchi, Chospó, Chucté, Doncella, Jilosúchil, Jiquiquipe, Kuy ché (Maya), Luya, Pochote, Pongolote, Teti, Tetique, Tindusa, Titilamate, Xanacol.
ENGLISH : White
shaving brush tree.
SPANISH : Sak kuyché (Maya).
KANNADA : Arasinaburaga, Baruga, Buruga, Kaduburga.
MALAYALAM : Appakuttaka, Parappoola, Parapanni.
MARATHI : गजरा Gajra, Galgaldaru, Ganglai, Ganglay, Gangloy.
ORIYA : Konokopolas.
PERSIAN : نام علمي .
SANSKRIT : Girisalmalika, Silakarpasika.
SINHALESE : Elaimbul, Kinihiriya.
SPANISH : Capoquero blanco.
TAMIL : Kattilavu, Kattolaga, Kattupparutti, Kongelavam, Kongilam, Kudirapuduku, Malaipparutti, Manjardanakku, Thanukku.
TELUGU : Adavi buruga, Adavi gogu, Kandagogu, Konda buruga, Kondagogu.
THAI : สุพรรณิการ์ Suphan nika (Central Thailand).
URDU : Katira, Kontopalas.
ENGLISH : Wild
kapok tree.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?bombax (28 March 2005). (GRIN)
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