Ceiba insignis (Kunth) P.E. Gibbs & Semir

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Borrowdale shops, TM carpark

Photo: Linda Hyde
De Villiers Road, Alexandra Park, Harare

Synonyms:	Chorisia insignis Kunth
Common names:	Yachan (English)
Description:	Tree to 17 m. Trunk bottle-shaped; bark green. Leaflets oblong-obovate, serrate; apex acuminate. Flowers white to yellow, sometimes undulate.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	insignis: handsome, decorative
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to Peru; widely grown in subtropics and tropics.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Friday 12 September 2008
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 266.

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