Ceiba speciosa Silk floss tree
Synonyms Chorisia speciosa
Family
Bombacaceae
Genus
Ceiba
Species
speciosa
The silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of
deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. It has a
host of local common names, such as palo borracho (in Spanish literally "drunken
stick"), samu'ũ (in Guarani) or paineira (in Brazilian Portuguese). In Bolivia it is
called Toborochi, means "tree of refuge" or "sheltering tree".] It belongs to the same
family as the baobab and the kapok. Another tree of the same genus, Ceiba chodatii, is
often referred to by the same common names.
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