Aerva javanica (Kapok Bush)

Aerva javanica, the kapok bush or desert cotton, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It has a native distribution incorporating much of Africa (including Madagascar), and the south-west and south of Asia, and it has become adventitious in northern Australia.

Aerva javanica is listed in the following regions:

Townsville  |  North Queensland  |  Pilbara


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Species information

  • Aerva javanica Scientific name
  • Kapok Bush Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 215.31m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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