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Ceiba aesculifolia
pochote
Family: Malvaceae • Genus: Ceiba • Region: NORTHERN AMERICA: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas), Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero (south), Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States
Summary: Ceiba aesculifolia (pochote) is a plant in the Malvaceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.
About Ceiba aesculifolia
Found in Central America, Pochote (Ceiba aesculifolia) is a tropical deciduous tree with a thick, short bole and spreading crown. It reaches up to 25 m tall. Young fruit and ripe seeds are edible when cooked - ripe fruits are stewed and seeds are roasted. Seedpods are sources of floss that has various uses like as stuffing material in pillows, toys, and cushions, as tinder for starting fires, as material in weaving covers, and as an insulating material in refrigerators. Found In: Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America. Other names: Ceibillo, Pochotte ceiba, Pochote apochote, Ceiba, Puchote.
Care Information
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | Moderate — tolerates some drought once established |
| Soil | Rich, well-drained |
| Hardiness Zone | USDA 4-11 |
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