Ceiba pentandra /Kotta plun

Botanical name: Ceiba pentandra 

Family: Malvaceae
Names in different languages:
     Sinhala: Kotta plun
     English : Kapok tree
     Tamil : Pancu
     Sanskrit: Kutashalmali
Distribution: S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas, north through C. America to Mexico,Caribbean, West tropical Africa
Status:Native
Edible parts:None
Ayurvedicusage:
Treatment for : Cancer, Tumor, Stomach ailment, Leprosy, Eye diseases
Parts use to make medicine: Fruits , leaves
                            (Source ; institute of Ayurveda.org)
Propagation: seeds