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Familia: Malvaceae       Ceiba insignis         Kichwa: Samona yura, Putus yura;   Wao Tededo:  bopokewemo

Oral narrative on Genoma brongniartii (in Pastaza Quichua).  Narrated by Clara Santi and Recorded by Tod Swanson 12/14/07.

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Photos: Tod D. Swanson

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Collected by William Balée, Tod Swanson, and Gabriela Zurita,  Gomataon, Río Nushino, Pastaza Province, Ecuador,  9/2019.  "Historical Ecology of Waorani Ridgetops" project funded by National Geographic.

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Pedro Andi, "Why strangler figs don't attack ceibas"

 Youtube video. 1:16.  January 6, 2019. 

https://youtu.be/8pPllVAFTJQ

Tod D. Swanson interview, Luisa Cadena,  "On Kapok Trees."  YouTube Video.  1:31.  April 9, 2019.  https://youtu.be/C4pO3JYu1Tw

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