| Floss Silk Tree |
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| File size | 694389 |
| Original date | 10/8/05 5:14 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 10.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/44s |
| Aperture | 3.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Ceiba speciosa Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Synonyms: Chorisia speciosa
Synonyms: Chorisia speciosa
Floss Silk Tree is often rated among the most beautiful
trees in the world. Also called Silk Floss Tree, this deciduous tropical from
Brazil and Argentina is a large tree rated to over 40 feet. Floss Silk Tree
is also well known for the large spikes protecting the trunk and limbs.
It has pale green leaves palmately divided into 5-7 pointed leaflets. The
young trees start out growing fast, straight, and narrow, then slowly develop
broadly spreading umbrella canopies as they age. Silk floss trees typically
drop their leaves just before they put on their spectacular autumn display of
large five-petaled flowers. The petals vary from pale pink to rose to purple or
burgundy at the tips and grade into ivory with brownish spots or blotches at
the base. After blooming, pear shaped fruits appear which have a silky floss
on the seeds, hence the name.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Delhi. |