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| Bombax ceiba L(silk cotton) flower |
Names of Silk Cotton Tree in different languages
Silk Cotton Tree is also known as Indian Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree or Indian kapok, Indian cottonwood, Red silk-cotton tree, Simal tree etc.
- It is called Kaantisenbal, Rakta Senbal, Semar Kanda, Semul, Shembal, Deokapas, Nurma, Shalmali in Hindi
- Katseori or Katsevari , Roktosimul in Bengali
- Dumboil, Himila or Himolu in Assamese
- Terain Manipuri
- Pang, Phunchawng in Mizo
- Sumbalin Punjabi
- Shimalo, Sanar in Gujrati
- Shaalmali, Saanvar or Saanvari, Saura, Kate Savar or Katesavarin Marathi
- Burugaor Kondaburuga in Telugu
- Ilavu or Mullilavu, Puulaa, Sittan, Sanmali in Tamil
- Kempuburuga in Kannada
- Ilav or Mulalilav, Pula, Unnamurika in Malayalam
- In Sanskrit it is called Shaalmali, Mocharasa, Kantakadaya, Pichhila, Sthirayu, Raktapushpa, Tulini
- In Oriya we call it Simuli
The Botanical name is Bombax ceiba L. (Syn: Salmalia malabarica)
( Family: Bombacaceae (baobab family)
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| Silk Cotton flowers |
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| Silk Cotton buds |
