✿Bombacaceae · Chorisia
Silk Floss Tree
Chorisia speciosa
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chorisia speciosa
- Genus
- Chorisia
- Family
- Bombacaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Plains
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pink-purplerecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Silk Floss Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Bombacaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Silk Floss Tree
Silk Floss Tree (Chorisia speciosa) is a tree in the Bombacaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in plains.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten and planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Silk Floss Tree belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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