Scientific Name
Ceiba pentandra

Common Name
Lupuna (Peru); Bonga (Panama, Colombia); Ceiba yuca (Venezuela); Samaúma (Brazil); Toborochi (Bolivia)

Family
Bombacaceae, although recent molecular studies consider this species to be within the family Malvaceae

Characteristics
20-50 meters tall, grows at low elevations in dry, humid, or very humid secondary forests.

Range
Mexico to Bolivia

Uses
Pulp (for paper), plywood, packaging, boxes, mattresses (cotton fiber from the fruit), human consumption (roasted seeds), Medicine (bark and leaves), Honey