Genus

Ceiba Kunth

ceiba

Ceiba is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean to N Argentina) and tropical West Africa.

Ceiba pentandra
Kapok tree
entire

The genus Ceiba was previously considered a member of the Bombacaceae - Kapok-tree family. It has since been reclassified to the family Malvaceae.

Species of the Ceiba genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:

  Ceiba insignis
White Silk Floss Tree

  Ceiba pentandra
Kapok Tree

  Ceiba speciosa
Silk Floss Tree

The genus Ceiba is a member of the Malvaceae - Mallow family.