Bombax ceiba
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Read about Bombax ceiba in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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.
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