Ceiba insignis |
"White Floss Silk Tree" |
LHBC 813 |
Family: Bombacaceae |
APG IV: Malvaceae |
Native to: South America |
Ceiba insignis has extermely swollen trunks and is thus a sarcocaul. |
Horticultural notes: Commonly cultivated in tropical and subtropical zones, in the U.S. often seen as a street tree in Southern California and Florida. |