A tree from Arvoresdobiomacerrado.com.br.
A small tree by Maarten Sepp,
Wikipedia.org.
The trunk of a small tree by Maarten Sepp,
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A large flowering tree by Tree-species,
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| Author: |
Karl Moritz Schumann, 1886 | |
Family: |
MALVACEAE |
| Origin: |
NE Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Paraguay |
| Soil: |
Calcareous Soils |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
80-160 Centimetres |
| Height: |
15-25 Metres |
| Flower: |
Pale - Deep Pink / Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Eriodendron pubiflorum,
A. St.-Hil.
Ceiba fiebrigii ,Hochr.
Ceiba glaziovii var. glabriflora, Chodat & Hassl.
Ceiba glaziovii f. transiens, Chodat & Hassl.
Ceiba jaibana, Ravenna.
Ceiba pubiflora f. coaetanea, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora var. genuina, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora var. glabriflora, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora f. grandiflora, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora f. praecox, Hassl.
Ceiba pubiflora f. transiens, Hassl.
Chorisia pubiflora, Dawson.
Xylon pubiflorum, Kuntze. |
This member of the Malvaceae family
was given this name by Karl Moritz Schumann, in 1886. It is found in
north-eastern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, growing in a well drained
calcareous soils with quite some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to
160 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 25 metres in height.
The flowers are pale to deep pink with a yellow throat.
The genera name is from the local
languish; Taíno: ceyba for kapok. The species name from
Latin; 'having hairy flowers'. I would say it is the fruits... |
