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

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Synonyms:	Chorisia speciosa A. St.-Hil. Eragrostis interrupta var. diarrhena (Schult.) Stapf ex Hook.f.
Common names:	Brazil Kapok (English) Silk floss tree (English)
Description:
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Derivation of specific name:	speciosa: showy, good-looking
Flowering time:	Jan - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Native to the north-east of Argentina, east of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil; commonly planted in subtropical and tropical countries.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Literature:	Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 266.

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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Ceiba speciosa

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ceiba speciosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ceiba speciosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ceiba speciosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ceiba speciosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ceiba speciosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ceiba speciosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Ceiba speciosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceiba speciosa
Plants of the World Online: Ceiba speciosa
Tropicos: Ceiba speciosa
Wikipedia: Ceiba speciosa

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