Floss Silk Tree
Ceiba speciosa
- Found in India
- Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
How to identify Floss Silk Tree
Identify Floss Silk Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spiny trunk; silky floss in seed pod.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Floss Silk Tree.
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.
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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