Bombax ceiba L(silk cotton) flower Names of Silk Cotton Tree in different languages Silk Cotton Tree is also known as Indian Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree or Indian kapok, Indian cottonwood, Red silk-cotton tree, Simal tree etc. - It is called Kaantisenbal, Rakta Senbal, Semar Kanda, Semul, Shembal, Deokapas, Nurma, Shalmali in Hindi - Katseori or Katsevari , Roktosimul in Bengali - Dumboil, Himila or Himolu in Assamese - Tera in Manipuri - Pang, Phunchawng in Mizo - Sumbal in Punjabi - Shimalo , Sanar in Gujrati - Shaalmali, Saanvar or Saanvari, Saura, Kate Savar or Katesavar in Marathi - Buruga or Kondaburuga in Telugu - Ilavu or Mullilavu, Puulaa, Sittan, Sanmali in Tamil - Kempuburuga in Kannada - Ilav or Mulalilav, Pula, Unnamurika in Malayalam - In Sanskrit it is called Shaalmali, Mocharasa, Kantakada
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