Common Name
Red ceiba
Family
BOMBACACEAE
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Pochote
- Grows up to 30m tall in dry forests.
- Long lived tree that has been cultivated because of its useful wood.
- Pollinated by bats and arboreal mammals and seeds dispersed by wind.
- The roots are used to treat diarrhea. PROPAGATION: seeds