Ceiba Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Ceiba aesculifolia
Ceiba pentandra
Ceiba trichistandra
Ceiba is the name of a genus of about 5-10 species of large trees found in many tropical areas, including Central and South America, the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. Some species can grow to 70 meters tall or more, with a straight, largely branchless trunk that culminates in a huge, spreading canopy, and "buttress" roots that can be taller than a grown man. The best-known, and most widely cultivated, species is Kapok, Ceiba pentandra.
Recent botanical opinion incorporates Chorisia, the Silk Cotton Trees, within Ceiba, raising to number of species to 11-20+, and the genus as a whole within the family Malvaceae.
The Ceiba is central to Mayan mythology, in which it is said to hold up the sky. It is the national tree of Guatemala.
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Ceiba is also the name of a city in northeast Puerto Rico and the home of former boxing World Junior Middleweight champion Carlos Santos.
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