White silk floss tree (Ceiba insignis)

White silk floss tree, a reference photo — Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of White silk floss tree 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 aesculifolia
Ceiba chodatii
Ceiba erianthos
Pochota fendleri
Ceiba schottii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Ceiba
Species: Ceiba insignis

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