Ceiba insignis

Ceiba insignis
	Flower is white with a golden throat.
	Bottle-shaped trunk is covered in heavy prickles.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Ceiba
Species:	C. insignis
Binomial name
	Ceiba insignis; (Kunth) P.E.Gibbs & Semir
Synonyms
	Ceiba integrifolia (Ulbr.) Ravenna; Ceiba mythica Ravenna; Chorisia insignis Kunth; Chorisia integrifolia Ulbr.;

Ceiba insignis (syn. Chorisia insignis), the white floss-silk tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to dry tropical forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru.^[1]^[2] It has found use as a street tree in scattered cities around the world.^[3]