Chorisia
Chorisia
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species Malvaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of large trees belonging to the family Malvaceae (subfamily Bombacoideae). Species are characterised by a bottle-shaped trunk covered with conical spines that stores water to survive seasonal droughts. They produce showy 5-petalled flowers and capsules filled with silky fibre. Many current authors merge this genus into Ceiba.
Distribution South America (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay)
Conservation
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árboltropical
Chorisia insignis Kunth
White floss-silk tree
Specimen ID RN-CHRS-00001
Origin América del Sur (Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina)
Type Tree
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árboltropicalraro
Chorisia integrifolia Ulbr.
Entire-leaved floss-silk tree
Specimen ID RN-CHRS-00002
Origin América del Sur (Bolivia, Argentina noroccidental)
Type Tree
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Chorisia pubiflora A.St.-Hil.
Specimen ID RN-CHRS-00004
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árboltropicalpopular
Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.
Pink floss-silk tree
Specimen ID RN-CHRS-00003
Origin América del Sur (Brasil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay)
Type Tree
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Chorisia speciosa 'Los Angeles Beautiful'
Specimen ID RN-CHRS-00006
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Chorisia speciosa 'Majestic Beauty'
Specimen ID RN-CHRS-00005
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