Ceiba ventricosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Ceiba
Species:
C. ventricosa
Binomial name
Ceiba ventricosa
(Nees & Mart.) Ravenna
Synonyms[1]
  • Bombax ventricosum Arruda
  • Ceiba incana (A.Robyns) Ravenna
  • Chorisia incana A.Robyns
  • Chorisia ventricosa Arruda
  • Chorisia ventricosa Arruda ex Nees & Mart.

Ceiba ventricosa, known as the barriguda tree, is a species of tree in the Malvaceae family. It is a tropical and evergreen species native to the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil. It can reach a height of 26 meters, and the bole can grow to a diameter of 60 centimeters.[2] The species was described by Pedro Felix Ravenna in 1998.[3]

Uses

The timber is harvested, but is of low quality.[2] The wood is used by the Aimoré people of Brazil as a wooden plug or disk which is worn in the lower lip and the lobe of the ear.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ceiba ventricosa (Arruda ex Nees & Mart.) Ravenna". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Ceiba ventricosa – Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "CAUDICIFORM Ceiba ventricosa". Bihrmann's Caudiciforms. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. ↑ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Botocudos". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 304–305.
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