Centuries-old Ceiba pentandra marked where formerly enslaved people had prayed upon arrival in west Africa A centuries-old tree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during ...

A tree that has towered over Sierra Leone for centuries and symbolised freedom to formerly enslaved people has been felled by a storm. The 70-metre (230ft) Ceiba pentandra – known to Sierra Leoneans ...

Ceiba pentandra commonly called Kapok tree in Asia and Silk Cotton tree in the Caribbean originated from the American tropics, Asia and Africa Silk Cotton trees can be found in many Caribbean ...

It might be time to say goodbye to the iconic kapok tree at the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB). The kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) has long since been valued by the school and its ...

An amazing tropical tree is the kapok (Ceiba pentandra), a member of the Bombacaceae or Bombax family. The kapok is often the tallest tree in the rainforest. The trunk is gray and has large spines.

Silk cotton (Ceiba pendantra) trees are having a productive spell now in Chennai, and they better make the most of it, as they would soon slip into obscurity and that would be their lot when they are ...