Species from the Peruvian Jungle

The Ceiba Tree

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English  Name: Ceiba Tree
(also know as the Kapok Tree of Silk-Cotton Tree)

Scientific Name: Ceiba Pentandra

Spanish Name: Araba tree

Size: 150 feet

Life span: It an live more than 500 years.

Card by: Unknown

Revised by: Monica C., Nicole, and Mauricio Neyra

 Diet: The Ceiba tree's diet is water, sun light, and nutrients from the soil.

Predators: Logging, Mining Companies, and  Indigenous populations are the Ceiba tree's predators.

Adaptations: 
The trees grow large so that they can get more water and nutrients. It has also has large branches so that it can house other animals.

Interesting Facts: 

  • In the 1940 the fluff surrounding the trees was taken and used for life jackets.
  • Some people turn them into canoes which can seat more than  40 people
  • Ceiba trees are not cut down like the rest of the trees.
  • The Ceiba Tree is one of the tallest in the rain forest. It grows and rises above the forest canopy
  • Its flowers open at night, and bats pollinate it.
 Bibliography: 
  • A Ceiba Tree. Chicago: Ceiba Foundation For Tropical Conservation
  • Chipas Highlands. Minnesota: Science Museum OF Minnesota 
  • The Association Press, . The Lungs of the Earth : CNN.
  • The Association Press, . 10 Percent to be Preserved by coalition: CNN.

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