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Bombax ceiba L.
Kapok-tree

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:511 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Deciduous tree, 5-20 m high, often with buttress roots, trunk & branches armed with thorns. Fl. red, Aug to Sep. Sandstone or basalt soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Mitchell, Pentecost.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.