Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 2999

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຕົນງິ້ວແດງ
Red Kapok
Bombax ceiba L.

Plants

Woody plants

Trees and palms

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Local name:

ໄທ: ງິ້ວປ່າ, ງິ້ວບ້ານ, ງິ້ວແດງ, ງິ້ວປົ່ງ, ແລະ ງິ້ວປົ່ງແດງ. ອັງກິດ: Kapok tree, Cotton tree, Red cotton tree, Shaving brush, Silk cotton tree, Silk Cotton, Malabar Semul, Red silk cotton tree ແລະ Indian bombax. ຈີນ: 木棉.

Synonyms :

Bombax aculeatum L.
Bombax ceiba Burm.f.
Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum Robyns
Bombax heptaphyllum Cav.
Bombax malabaricum DC.
Bombax thorelii Gagnep.
Bombax tussacii Urb.
Gossampinus malabarica Merr.
Gossampinus rubra Buch.-Ham.
Gossampinus thorelii Bakh.
Melaleuca grandiflora Blanco
Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl

Family:

Malvaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Annamite Highlands and Xieng Khuang Plateau
Northern Mekong Corridor

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

Least concern

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

Sint, K.M., Adamopoulos, S., Koch, G., Hapla, F., Militz, H. (2013). Wood Anatomy and Topochemistry of Bombax ceiba L. and Bombax insigne Wall. Topochemistry of Bombax,” BioResources 8(1), 530-544.
Joshi, Kh.R., Devkota, H.P., Yahara, Sh. (2013). Chemical Analysis of Flowers of Bombax ceiba from Nepal. Natural Product Communications, 8(5): 583-584.
Rameshwar, V., Kishor, D., Tushar, G., Siddharth, G., Sudarshan, G. (2014). A Pharmacognostic and pharmacological overview on Bombax ceiba. Scholars Academic Journal of Pharmacy (SAJP), 3(2): 100-107.
Bhattachary, A., Mandal, S. (2000). Pollination biology in Bombax ceiba Linn. Current science, 79(12): 25.
Bhargava, S., Shah, M.B. (2016). Evaluation of Hypoglycemic activity of different extracts of Bombax ceiba L. leaves. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 9(3): 205-208.
Rameshwar, V., Kishor, D., Tushar, G., Siddharth, G., Sudarshan, G. (2014). A Pharmacognostic and pharmacological overview on Bombax ceiba. Scholars Academic Journal of Pharmacy Sch. Acad. J. Pharm., 3(2): 100-107.

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ຕົນງິ້ວແດງ Red Kapok Bombax ceiba L.