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Abroma augustum (L.) L. fil.

Devil's cotton

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Devil's cotton
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Sumatra; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Lesser Sunda Isl.; China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Sulawesi; Philippines (Batanes, Luzon to Mindanao); India (E-India, Uttar Pradesh, Darjeeling); Andaman Isl. (South Andaman Isl.); Java; Nepal; Cambodia; Moluccas; Thailand; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Viet Nam; Palau (Babeldaob, Koror, Malakal, Ulebsechel, Ngeanges, Peleliu, Angaur); Myanmar (Kachin); Bangladesh; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Selangor); Australia (Queensland); Bhutan; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl.); Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap, Truk, Dublon); Maldives
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Abroma
Species augustum
Author citation (L.) L. fil.
Scientific name Abroma augustum (L.) L. fil.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Devil's cotton

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Devil's cotton

, back, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Devil's cotton

, front, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Devil's cotton

, Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Devil's cotton

, pods, Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson