A heavy branch broke off a large Silk Floss or Floss-Silk tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a member of the bombax family (Bombaca
A heavy branch broke off a large 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: Tel Aviv, Israel
Photo credit: © Ilan Rosen / Alamy / Afripics
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