Close up of the thorns on the trunk of the Silk Floss or Floss-Silk tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a member of the bombax famil

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Close up of the thorns on the trunk of the Silk Floss or Floss-Silk tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a member of the bombax family (Bombacaccae). It is a thorny flowering tree native to South America but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows to a height of about 15 metres and its large pink flowers yield a vegetable silk used in upholstery.

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Location: Chania, Greece
Photo credit: © Vladi Alon / Alamy / Afripics
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