Species
Plantes, mousses et fougères

cd_nom

447009

Balsa, Balsa-wood tree, Corkwood, Down tree, Balsa Wood, Balsa tree, West Indian balsa (English)

Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb., 1920

Classification
Arbres
Equisetopsida > Malvales > Malvaceae
Arbres
Plantes à fleurs
Equisetopsida > Malvales > Malvaceae
Plantes à fleurs
Habitats

habitats

terrestrial

Domains and territories

Continental

Overseas

Assessment, protection and threat status

Assessed species

evaluated

World

Least concern (species for which the risk of disappearing is low)

Red list

Status in the territories

Territory

Type of presence

France red list

Guadeloupe

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Near threatened (species close to the threshold of threatened species or which could be threatened if specific conservation measures are not taken)

Martinique

Indigenous or undetermined. Taxon present in a broad sense in the geographical area under consideration, i.e., native taxon or taxon not known to belong to one of the other categories. The lack of knowledge thus benefits the indigenous. Indigenous means: taxon that originated in the geographical area under consideration and that has developed naturally there without human contribution, or taxon that arrived there without human intervention (intentional or not) from an area in which it is indigenous. (NB: excluded hybrids of which at least one of the parents is introduced in the considered area). All taxa categorized as

present

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

Guyane française

An introduced taxon that can occasionally reproduce outside its area of cultivation or captivity, but that cannot maintain itself in the wild because it cannot form viable populations without human intervention, and therefore depends on repeated introductions to maintain itself in the wild. This status includes all taxa categorized as casual alien, subspontaneous, or escaped from cultivation or captivity. This status includes taxa that are strictly domesticated (fauna) or only cultivated (flora).

introduced not established of which cultivated / domestic

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

Polynésie française

A taxon introduced into the geographical area under consideration, which produces fertile offspring often in large numbers, and which has the potential to spread exponentially over a large area, thus rapidly increasing its range. This often leads to negative ecological, economic or health consequences (IUCN, 2000). All taxa categorized as

introduced invasive

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List

Nouvelle-Calédonie

An introduced taxon that can occasionally reproduce outside its area of cultivation or captivity, but that cannot maintain itself in the wild because it cannot form viable populations without human intervention, and therefore depends on repeated introductions to maintain itself in the wild. This status includes all taxa categorized as casual alien, subspontaneous, or escaped from cultivation or captivity. This status includes taxa that are strictly domesticated (fauna) or only cultivated (flora).

introduced not established of which cultivated / domestic

Not evaluated, not present in a national Red List
Maps
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Citation
MNHN & OFB [Ed]. 2003-2025. Sheet of Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb., 1920. Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN).
Website: https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/447009 - June 21, 2025