Ceiba chodatii (Hassl.) P.E.Gibbs & Semir

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

• Locality

  W side of city of Santa Cruz.

• Elevation

  Alt. 420 m. (1378 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.78, -63.2

• Distribution

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Cultivated ornamental tree in Santa Cruz, Prov.
Andres Ibanez, alt. 420 m. Tree 4 m. tall, 55
cm. in diameter in swollen part; trunk narrow at
base, swollen in middle, with nearly horizontal
main branches; bark green, very shallowly fis-
sured in bright green lines, with abundant sharp
conical spines on trunk and large branches.
Flowers pale yellow, fully open (4:30 P.M.), the
old and fallen flowers dull white. A common or-
namental tree in the city, this the first one
seen with open flowers this year, said to flower
mainly in April or May when the trees are
leafless.
Coll.: M. Nee 34237	Feb. 23, 1987
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