Bombax costatum
Bombax costatum
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Malvaceae
- Genus:
- Bombax
- Species:
- Bombax costatum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- 2500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar
- Bloom Colors:
- red, orange
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, bees, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouting vigorously from trunk and roots after fire. Thick corky bark provides protection from frequent savanna fires typical of its native habitat.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily with adequate moisture and warmth. Fresh seeds show higher germination rates than stored seeds.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI