Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Ceiba aesculifolia (Kunth) Britten & E.G. Baker
SYNONYM(S) : Bombax aesculifolium Kunth, Eriodendron aesculifolium (Kunth) DC., Xylon aesculifolium (Kunth) Kuntze
SPANISH : Pochote (Mexico).
PORTUGUESE : Paineira-das-pedras (Brazil).
PORTUGUESE : Barriguda (Brazil).
SYNONYM(S) : Bombax guineensis Schum. & Thonn., Bombax occidentale Spreng., Bombax orientale Spreng., Bombax pentandrum L., Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A. Chev., Ceiba guineensis (Schum. & Thonn.) A. Chev., Ceiba occidentalis (Spreng.) Burkill , Ceiba thonningii A. Chev. , Eriodendron anfractuosum DC., Eriodendron caribaeum G. Don, Eriodendron guineense G. Don & Thonn. , Eriodendron orientale Kostel , Eriodendron pentandrum (L.) Kurz, Xylon pentandrum (L.) Kuntze
ARABIC : Rum (Chad), Shajaret al kutun.
BAMBARA : Bàna, Bànan.
BENGALI : Schwetsimul, Setsimul.
BURMESE : Thinbawle.
CHINESE : 吉贝 Ji bei , 爪哇木棉 Zhua wa mu mian, 吉貝棉 Ji bei mian, 吉貝木棉 Ji bei mu mian.
DANISH :
Kapoktræ,
Silkebomuldstræ.
DUTCH : Kapokboom.
ENGLISH : Copal, Cottonwood, Kapok, Kapok tree, Silk cotton tree, True kapok tree, White silk-cotton tree.
FINNISH :
Capoc,
Kapokkipuu, Seiba.
FRENCH : Arbre coton, Arbre de Dieu (Latin America), Arbre à kapok, Arbre kapok, Bois coton, Capoquier, Cotonnier de l'Inde, Faux cotonnier, Fromager, Kapokier, Kapokier de Java.
GERMAN : Baumwollbaum, Fuma, Kapokbaum, Wollbaum.
GREEK : Kαπόκ.
HAUSA : Riimaayee, Riimii.
HINDI : Katan, Safed savara, Safed semul, Safed simal, Safed simul.
ITALIAN : Albero del kapok, Pianta del kapok .
JAPANESE : カポック Kapokku, キワタカポック Kiwata kapokku.
KHMER : Koo, Kor.
LAOTIAN : Kokuiyu, Nguiz baanz.
MALAY : Daun randu,
Kabuk abu, Kakabu, Kakantrie, Kankantri (Surinam), Kapok (Indonesia),
Kapuk randu (Indonesia), Mengkapas, Pohon kapok (Indonesia),
Pohon randu.
MARATHI : Safetasavara.
PORTUGUESE : Arvore-da-lã (Brazil), Arvore-da-seda (Brazil), Barriguda, Barriguda de espinho (Brazil), Mai-das-arvores (Brazil), Mafumeira, Paina, Paina-lisa (Brazil), Paineira (Brazil), Poilão, Polão, Samaúma-cabeluda (Brazil), Samaúna da várzea (Brazil), Samaúma-lisa (Brazil), Sumauma da mata, Sumauma de terra firme, Sumaúma (Brazil), Sumaúma-barriguda (Brazil), Sumaúma-branca (Brazil), Sumaúma-da-várzea (Brazil), Sumaúma-de-macaco (Brazil), Sumaúma-rosada (Brazil), Sumaúma-verdadeira (Brazil), Sumaumeira.
SANSKRIT : Seta salmali, Shvetasalmali, Shweta shalmali.
SINHALESE : Elavam, Imbul, Kottapulung, Pulung, Pulunimbal.
SPANISH : Arbol capoc, Arbol de seda, Arbol de la seda, Bonga
(Colombia), Capoquero, Ceiba blanca (Colombia), Ceiba de lana (Colombia), Ceiba
juca, Ceiba yuca (Venezuela), Ceibo (Peru), Ceibo jabillo
(Venezuela), Hoja de yuca (Bolivia), Huimba (Peru), Mosmote, Peem,
Pochota (Mexico), Pochote (Mexico), Toborochi (Bolivia), Yaxché
(Mexico), Yuca.
SWAHILI : Mbuyu, Msufi.
SWEDISH : Kapok.
TAGALOG : Balios, Boboi, Buboi, Bubuy, Bulak, Bulak kahoi, Bulak sina.
TAMIL : Ilavu, Ilavum, Illavam panju, Pancu, Panji, Panjirnaram, Panjumaram, Ulagamaram.
TELUGU : Tella buruga.
THAI : ง้าว Ngao, งิ้วน้อย Ngio noi, งิ้วสาย Ngio sai (Northern Thailand), งิ้วสร้อย Ngio soi, นุ่น Nun.
URDU : Sambal.
VIETNAMESE :
Bông gòn.
VISAYAN : Boi-boi, Bulak dondol, Daldol, Dogdol, Doldol, Dondol, Gapas, Kayo.
YORUBA : Araba (Nigeria), Egun, Ogungun.
OTHERS : Basanglai
(Philippines), Bokum (Nigeria), Bokuma
(Congo), Bosengo (Congo), Bouma (Cameroon), Bulak-kastila
(Philippines), Doum (West Africa), Gataova
(Philippines), Kasanglai
(Philippines), Kapak
(Philippines), Kapas
(Philippines), Kapas-sanglai
(Philippines), Kapoc
(Philippines), Kapas
(Philippines), Kapuk
(Philippines), Kulak
(Philippines), Mofumo
(Congo), Nfuma, Nkouma (Cameroon, Gabon), Odouma (West Africa), Ogouma
(Cameroon, Gabon), Sanglai (Philippines).
PORTUGUESE : Sumaúma (Brazil).
SYNONYM(S) : Eriodendron trischistandra A. Gray
PORTUGUESE : (Brazil).
SPANISH : Ceibo
(Peru).
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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?ceiba
(10 September 2006). (GRIN)
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