Chorisia speciosa (Ceiba speciosa). FLOSS-SILK TREE. Brazil
BOMBACACEAE (Bombax family) ...
#845 Chorisia speciosa
Common Names: silk floss tree, kapok, floss silk tree, ceiba del brasil
Family: Bombacaceae (bombax or baobab Family)
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Chorisia insignis, Ceiba insignis
Family: Bombacaceae
White Floss Silk Tree, Drunken Tree
Origin: Southern Brazil, Argentina ...
Chorisia speciosa
General Notes
Briefly deciduous with frosts. Has thorns. SelecTree lists 2 cultivars of speciosa: (1)'los angeles beautiful' (2)'monsa'
A Chorisia speciosa in Fallbrook is registered as a California Big Tree.
Floss Silk Tree [English]: Chorisia speciosa 'Majestic Beauty'
Floss Silk Tree [English]: Chorisia speciosa
Floss-Silktree [English]: Ceiba speciosa
Flossflower [English]: Ageratum houstonianum ...
Floss Silk Tree (Chorisia speciosa)
Flossflower (Ageratum 'Hawaii')
Flossflower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Puffs')
Flossflower (Ageratum houstonianum 'Fine Wine')
Floweing Plum (Prunus x blireiana)
Flowering Cabbage (Brassica oleracea 'Osaka Mix') ...
This tree has long been grown in California under its previous name of Chorisia speciosa.
Foliage: The shiny, bright green, alternate palmately compound leaves of the Malabar chestnut grow to about 12 inches long and are quickly shed. They are larger and showier than Chorisia speciosa, the popular floss-silk tree.
 See also: Silk tree, Green, Pink, Rose, Bombax
  
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