Biology:Ceiba insignis
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Malvaceae
| Ceiba insignis | |
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| Flower is white with a golden throat | |
| File:Chorisia insignis 001.jpg | |
| Bottle-shaped trunk is covered in heavy prickles | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Ceiba |
| Species: | C. insignis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceiba insignis (Kunth) P.E.Gibbs & Semir
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ceiba insignis (syn. Chorisia insignis), the white floss-silk tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to dry tropical forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru.[1][2] It has found use as a street tree in scattered cities around the world.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ceiba insignis (Kunth) P.E.Gibbs & Semir" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/945332-1.
- ↑ "Ceiba insignis". The University of Arizona. 2012. https://apps.cals.arizona.edu/arboretum/taxon.aspx?id=380.
- ↑ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169.
Wikidata ☰ Q11225022 entry
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