Ceiba

Read our informative profile sheet about ceibas (kapoks): https://www.academia.edu/19503257/Maya_Plants_-_Ceiba

Videos of Ceiba

This short video will give you an idea of how big the ceiba tree, also called the kapok tree, is in actuality.

Young ceiba trees are covered with these massive spikes

Ceibas are so tall that the trunks flare out like buttresses to prevent the tree from toppling over

A massive full-grown ceiba