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Ceiba pentandra is the national emblem of Guatemala, [20] Puerto Rico, [28] and Equatorial Guinea. It appears on the coat of arms and flag of Equatorial Guinea. [29] The Cotton Tree was a landmark in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, and is considered a symbol of freedom for the former slaves that immigrated there. The 70-metre-tall trunk ...
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The Cotton Tree is a kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) that is a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone.The Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War, settled the site of modern Freetown.
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Ceiba (unofficial [b]) Ceiba pentandra [49] Rhode Island: Red maple: Acer rubrum: 1964 [50] South Carolina: Sabal palm: Sabal palmetto: 1939 [51] South Dakota: Black Hills spruce: Picea glauca var. densata: 1947 [52] Tennessee: Tulip-tree: Liriodendron tulipifera: 1947 [53] Texas: Pecan: Carya illinoinensis: 1919 [54] United States Virgin ...
Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone), a kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) that is an historic symbol of Freetown in Sierra Leone Bombax ceiba , a plant species commonly known as cotton tree Gossypium , the cotton plant, which can grow from a bush to a tree
The Ceiba tree is represented by a cross and serves as an important architectural motif in the Temple of the Cross Complex at Palenque. [7] Ceiba Tree Park is located in San Antón, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Its centerpiece is the historic Ceiba de Ponce, a 500-year-old Ceiba pentandra tree associated with the founding of the city.