Ceiba insignis

Ceiba insignis
Flower is white with a golden throat
Bottle-shaped trunk is covered in heavy prickles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Ceiba
Species:
C. insignis
Binomial name
Ceiba insignis
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceiba integrifolia (Ulbr.) Ravenna
  • Ceiba mythica Ravenna
  • Chorisia insignis Kunth
  • Chorisia integrifolia Ulbr.

Ceiba insignis (syn. Chorisia insignis), the white floss-silk tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to dry tropical forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru.[1][2] It has found use as a street tree in scattered cities around the world.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ceiba insignis (Kunth) P.E.Gibbs & Semir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Ceiba insignis". apps.cals.arizona.edu. The University of Arizona. 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.


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