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Ceiba insignis
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Ceiba insignis

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. It has found use as a street tree in scattered cities around the world.

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12 branches of this group, most-observed first

Silk floss tree

speciesCeiba speciosa

Ceiba chodatii

speciesCeiba chodatii

Ceiba camba

speciesCeiba camba

Ceiba pubiflora

speciesCeiba pubiflora

white silk floss tree

speciesCeiba insignis

Ceiba glaziovii

speciesCeiba glaziovii

Ceiba erianthos

speciesCeiba erianthos

Ceiba lupuna

speciesCeiba lupuna

Ceiba boliviana

speciesCeiba boliviana

Ceiba crispiflora

speciesCeiba crispiflora

Ceiba rubriflora

speciesCeiba rubriflora

Ceiba ventricosa

speciesCeiba ventricosa

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