Malvaceae week :: Bombax ceiba

Dinesh Valke

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Sep 8, 2011, 4:36:29 AM9/8/11

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Bombax ceiba L.

BOM-baks -- from the Greek bombyx (silk), referring to the silken fibers from this tree
SAY-buh -- Latinized form of the South American name for this tree

Feb 28, 2010 in premises of Shivneri fort

commonly known as: Indian cottonwood, Indian kapok, red silk-cotton tree, simal tree • Assamese: himila, himolu • Bengali: katseori, roktosimul • Gujarati: સફેદ શીમળો safed shimalo • Hindi: कांटीसेंबल kaantisenbal, रक्त सेंबल rakta senbal, सेमल semal, सेमर कंद semar kanda, सेमुल semul, सेमुर semur, शेंबल shembal, शिंबल shimbal, सिमल simal, सिमुल simul • Kannada: ಕೆಮ್ಪುಬೂರುಗ kempuburuga • Malayalam: ഇലവ് ilav, മുളളിലവ് mulalilav, പൂള puula • Manipuri: tera • Marathi: शाल्मली shaalmali, सांवर saanvar, सांवरी saanvari, सौर saura • Mizo: pang, phunchawng • Oriya: similikonta • Sanskrit: शाल्मली shaalmali, शल्मली shalmali • Tamil: இலவு ilavu, பூலா puulaa, முள்ளிலவு mullilavu • Telugu: బూరుగ buruga

Native to: tropical southern Asia, northern Australia

... Feb 26, 2011 in Vasai (Bassein) fort premises
... Feb 7, 2009 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
... Mar 8, 2008 along Ghodbunder Road near Kapurbawadi, Thane
... more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Bombaxceiba&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags

Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 8, 2011, 5:07:46 AM9/8/11

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Too good Dinesh ji

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Balkar Arya

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Sep 8, 2011, 9:55:25 AM9/8/11

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Yes Sir lovely Treat to eyes

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
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