Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Pochote

Ceiba aesculifolia

Spanish: Pochote

Ceiba aesculifolia is a tree belonging to the Malvaceae family. It can reach up to 30 m (98 ft) in height and has a thick trunk. In its juvenile stages, the trunk is covered with large, conical thorns. The fruit is a giant capsule that encloses the seeds in a thick layer of soft, white, silky fiber. This fiber has been used to stuff mattresses. Handicrafts are made from the bark and thorns. The tree also has medicinal... Most often recorded in Apr, Jul, Dec.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records3,311 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2018 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-04-26 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2025-07-16 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2022-12-01 — observation by eduardo_quiroz
2022-04-17 — observation by vctrndr
2018-04-18 — observation by baldemar

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Cite as: “Pochote (Ceiba aesculifolia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ceiba-aesculifolia/, updated 2026-09-26. 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.