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Non-scientific name:

kapok

1 Accepted name(s) for "kapok":

Accepted name
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

5 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) Ceiba pentandra L. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013) Ceiba pentandra L. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Ceiba pentandra Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

134 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "kapok":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
acikai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akikai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apoorni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
apurani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bili booruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilibaralu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilibooruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
biliburaga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
booruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
buraga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
calamali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
calamirittiran Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
callakimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
camani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canamalikam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canamalikamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
capoc Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
caranamalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ceiba Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
chirayu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cilesmavarttani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cilettumavarttani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ciracivi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirancivi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citakapi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citalicimitta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cittanmuki Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cittanmukimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cotonnier soyeux Other World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
cukumaranul Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cukumaratuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cukumaratuvi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
doodi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
doodihatthi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dudi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elava Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
emanarvalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fromager Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
hattian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
icanam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilakumaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavam pinchu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilavumaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
irakaputpam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iyamanarvalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadami Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantapalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantapalamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapokbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
kapokier Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
kapoktree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kariyacu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karukkanam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katicakali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katicakalimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kukkati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutasalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutashalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutsitashalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
matacaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mfuma Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mocacani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mocacanimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mocani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mocaniriyacam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
moch Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mosungu Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mullillapappula Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nakuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nariyilavamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nariyilavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattilavu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pancu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pandhari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panja Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panji Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panjimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panniyala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
piccila Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pochote Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
pula Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putpapani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rochana Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safed-semul Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safedsavara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safedsemal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
safetasavara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
salmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
samali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
samauma Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
samauma-da-várzea Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sambal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saphed simal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shamieula Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shvetasalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
silk cotton Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
silk cotton tree Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
silk cottontree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
silk-cotton tree Other The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
singapore kapok Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sthirayu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svetashalmali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tella buruga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tellaburaga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
terru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
terrukam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thellabooraga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tolam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tolaya Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tree kapok Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulakikam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulakikamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulani Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulavirukkam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulini Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulipalai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
turanimoca Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuyarkantam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulagamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulakumaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulavamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
weißer kapokbaum Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
white silk cotton tree Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
white silk cottontree Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
árbol capoc Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)