Chorisia speciosa(CRKSP)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: CRKSP
- Preferred name: Chorisia speciosa
- Authority: St-Hilaire
South America (except northwest, Chile, eastern Argentina). Widely cultivated as an ornamental tree, with uses similar to those of C. pentandra (q.v.). Introduced in India, eastern Africa
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Ceiba speciosa | (St-Hilaire) Ravenna |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| chorisia | English |
| floss-silk tree | English |
| silk floss tree | English |
| brasilianischer Florettseidenbaum | German |
| Chorisie | German |
| Wollbaum | German |
| chorisie | French |
| ceiba del Brasil | Spanish |
| palo borracho | Spanish |
| palo borracho rosado | Spanish |
| palo rosado | Spanish |
| samohu | Spanish |
| barriguda | Portuguese (BR) |
| mamica-de-cadela | Portuguese (BR) |
| paineira | Portuguese (BR) |
| paineira-rosa | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Malvales (
1MAVO )
Family
Malvaceae (
1MAVF )
Subfamily
Bombacoideae (
1BOMS )
Genus
Chorisia (
1CRKG )
Species
Chorisia speciosa (
CRKSP )