✿Malvaceae · Ceiba
Floss Silk Tree
Ceiba speciosa
outdoor
- Found in India
- Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ceiba speciosa
- Genus
- Ceiba
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Found in India
- Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Floss Silk Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Floss Silk Tree
Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa) belongs to the Malvaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 5 other states.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten and planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Floss Silk Tree belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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