ABSTRACT
The family Bombacaceae consists of approximately 25 genera and 200 species of soft-wooded trees, which are widespread in tropical countries, especially in tropical America. Neesia altissima Bl. is a large tree that grows to a height of 40m with a girth of 4m, in the primary rain forests of Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. The stems are glabrous, stout, and lenticelled. The leaves are simple and stipulate. The Neesia altissima Bl plant is used medicinally in Indonesia where the empty capsules are burned and the charcoal obtained is used to make a remedy for the treatment of gonorrhea. Possible pharmacologically interesting feature of Ceiba pentandra Gaertn. could be the production of sesquiterpenes and triterpenes inducing cell death or apoptosis in vitro. Neesia altissima Bl. is a large tree that grows to a height of 40m with a girth of 4m, in the primary rain forests of Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.
