Bombax ceiba

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q13399160
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Bombax ceiba

Summary

Bombax ceiba is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,212 views/month, #1,207 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bombax ceiba's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bombax ceiba is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bombax ceiba's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Bombax ceiba is classified within Bombax[6].
  • Bombax ceiba's scientific name is Bombax ceiba[7].
  • Bombax ceiba is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Bombax ceiba is used for food[9].
  • Bombax ceiba is used for vegetable[10].
  • Bombax ceiba is used for sacrifice ritual[11].
  • Bombax ceiba is used for fiber[12].
  • Bombax ceiba is used for building material[13].
  • Bombax ceiba is used for wood[14].
  • Bombax ceiba's Commons category is recorded as Bombax ceiba[15].
  • Bombax ceiba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bombax ceiba[16].
  • Bombax ceiba's Commons gallery is recorded as Bombax ceiba[17].
  • Bombax ceiba's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[18].
  • Bombax ceiba's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[19].
  • Bombax ceiba's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=105274[20].
  • Bombax ceiba's this taxon is source of is recorded as Dok ngio[21].
  • Bombax ceiba's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. ceiba'}[22].
  • Bombax ceiba is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'red silk cottontree'}[23].
  • Bombax ceiba is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kapok'}[24].
  • Bombax ceiba is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Hinda bombako'}[25].
  • Bombax ceiba is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Valkokapokkio'}[26].
  • Bombax ceiba is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkokapokkipuu'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bombax ceiba is Bombax ceiba[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Bombax[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'red silk cottontree'}[23], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kapok'}[24], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Hinda bombako'}[25], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Valkokapokkio'}[26], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkokapokkipuu'}[27], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木棉'}[28].

Identifiers

Bombax ceiba's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68313[29]. Bombax ceiba's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45325[30]. Bombax ceiba's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584792[31]. Bombax ceiba's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152226[32]. Bombax ceiba's ITIS TSN is recorded as 21593[33].

Why It Matters

Bombax ceiba ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,212 views/month, #1,207 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of Dok ngio
    Instance of
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Topic's main category Category:Bombax ceiba
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