Ceiba pentandra


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Noun1.Ceiba pentandra - massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky flossCeiba pentandra - massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
Bombay ceiba, ceiba tree, God tree, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree, kapok
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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Ceiba pentandra was the most common firewood species across all the four zones.
Firewood collection and consumption practices and barriers to uptake of modern fuels among rural households in Ghana/Pratiques de ramassage et de consommation du bois de chauffage et obstacles a l'adoption de combustibles modernes au Ghana/Practicas de recoleccion y consumo de lena y barreras para la adopcion del uso de combustibles modernos en Ghana
Joining the botanical show, an old kapok (Ceiba pentandra) tree in Los Banos recently amazed netizens when a video by Jerard Eusebio captured the release of its fluffy, snow-like fibers.
Let our native flowers bloom
O grupo III foi constituido principalmente por especies de rapido crescimento na floresta como Ceiba pentandra, Parkia multijuga e Bixa arborea.
Clustering of Amazon wood species based on physical and mechanical properties/Agrupamento de especies madeireiras da Amazonia com base em propriedades fisicas e mecanicas
(2016) menciono danos por esta especie en madera procesada de las siguientes especies en Brasil: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.
PRIMER REGISTRO DE DINODERUS MINUTUS (FABRICIUS) (COLEOPTERA: BOSTRICHIDAE) EN MEXICO
The highest concentration was noted in Anacardium occidentale (480 mgTAE/g) followed by Ceiba pentandra (420 mgTAE/g) and then Chlorophora excelsa (300 mgTAE/g).
Alpha-Amylase Inhibition and Antioxidative Capacity of Some Antidiabetic Plants Used by the Traditional Healers in Southeastern Nigeria
Ceiba pentandra (kapok) fiber is the lightest natural fiber and has a very thin wall with huge hollow region.
Development of magnetite/hydroxyapatite nanorods using Ceiba pentandra (kapok) fibers as templates for biomedical applications
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth_ Vegetacion Zonas de Tabebuia Gomez Semixerofitica fuerte presion Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Diferencias entre actores sociales en el conocimiento y la percepcion de la vegetacion de la cuenca de la Cienaga de la Virgen (Cartagena de Indias, Colombia)

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