Species Table
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Infradivision Angiospermae
Family Name Malvaceae / mallow
Botanical Name Ceiba pentandra
Common Names kapok tree / white silk-cotton tree
Native Continents North America, South America
Native Distribution Map 
Native Range Tropical America from Mexico south through Central America and the northern parts of South America to the Amazon basin.