Bombax ceiba

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bombax malabaricum, DC. (B. Ceiba, Burme.). Fig. 591. Large deciduous tree, the branches in whorls, the trunk and branches spiny: Lvs. 5-7-foliolate, palmate, the Ifts. entire, cuspidate: fls. 6-7 in. long, clustered near the ends of the branches, red or scarlet, sometimes white: fr. A 5-valved caps., silky. India. — A very showy plant, excellent for warmhouse, but tender. Intro, in U. S. by Royal Palm Nurseries in 1912. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.