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Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna

Silk floss tree, white silk-floss tree

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Chorisia speciosa var. paraguariensis Hassl.
Chorisia speciosa var. minor Chodat
Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.

 

Ceiba speciosa (silk floss tree, white silk-floss tree)

4/10/2015 · Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida

Ceiba speciosa (silk floss tree, white silk-floss tree)

4/10/2015 · Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderMalvalesIncludes cacao, balsa, lime, linden, basswood, daphnes, hibiscus, hollyhocks, okra, baobab, cotton, kapok, and many others
FamilyMalvaceaeIncludes okra, jute, cacao, hibiscus, many others
GenusCeibaLatinized version of the South American name for the silk cotton tree
SpeciesspeciosaShowy

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Ceiba speciosa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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