Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Ceiba insignis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale shops, TM carpark
Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale shops, TM carpark
Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale shops, TM carpark
Photo: Linda Hyde
De Villiers Road, Alexandra Park, Harare
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| 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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ceiba insignisAfrican Plant Database: Ceiba insignis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ceiba insignis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ceiba insignis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ceiba insignis
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iNaturalist: Ceiba insignis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ceiba insignis
JSTOR Plant Science: Ceiba insignis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceiba insignis
Plants of the World Online: Ceiba insignis
Tropicos: Ceiba insignis
Wikipedia: Ceiba insignis