Scientific Name
Bombax ceiba L.
Synonyms
Family
Bombacaceae
Local Name
Kana Simbl
Habit Habitat
A medium sized tree up to 10-15 m tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
Taxonomic Features
Stem grey with conical prickles. Leaves compound, long stalked. Leaflets elliptic-lanceolate, 5-7 in number. Inflorescence usually terminal and solitary. Flower large, red, fleshy, showy, appear before leaves. Calyx 3-lobed, cup-shaped. Petals twisted in bud. Fruit a capsule, oblong, woody. Seed brown, ovoid, woolly within.
Flowering Fruiting
January-March
Harvesting Time
September-December
Medicinal Value
A gum called Mocharas in Tibb, is obtained from bark and root. Gum has aphrodisiac properties and locally used in impotency.
Parts Used
Bark, Gum, Seed
Future Prospective
Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Bombax ceiba L.