Ceiba chodatii, the floss silk tree, is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. It has a bottle-shaped swollen trunk in which water is stored for the dry season and is known locally as palo borracho.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ceiba chodatii being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ceiba glaziovii
- Ceiba insignis
- Adansonia madagascariensis
- Ceiba trischistandra
- Ceiba aesculifolia
- Adansonia digitata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Ceiba
- Species
- Ceiba chodatii
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