Bitterroot Restoration

Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae

Common name: Lalshimul, Shimul tula(Beng.); Silk cotton tree(Eng.).
Edible Parts: Timber, wood, fruit, flower
Native Range: Native to Cape York and tropical Asia.

Bombax ceiba a straight tall trunk and its leaves are deciduous in winter. The trunk and branches bear numerous conical spines particularly when young. The leaves are palmate with about 6 leaflets radiating from a central point, the petiole is up to 16 cm long. Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring before the new foliage.