Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Kapok Tree

Ceiba pentandra

Spanish: Ceiba

Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously separated in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C. pentandra var. guineensis) to tropical west Africa. A somewhat smaller variety is found throughout southern Asia and the East Indies. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to the cotton-like fluff obtained from...

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Local records9 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records17,552 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2019 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-06-01 — observation by guadalupe_maganda_silva
2026-02-01 — observation by cesaryaelmurillo
2025-01-11 — observation by tyler_hoar
2025-01-08 — observation by vctrndr
2023-08-10 — observation by sosar
2023-04-28 — observation by jakob_rowny

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Cite as: “Kapok Tree (Ceiba pentandra) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ceiba-pentandra/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.