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

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
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Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Andres Ibanez, city of Santa
Cruz, along Primer Anillo, west of the center.
17°47 *S, 63°111W	alt. 420 m.
Cultivated ornamental street tree, 5 m. tall; trunk
swollen; trunk and branches green, covered with sharp
conical spines. Only very rarely seen blooming at this
time, a common ornamental in the city but blooming season
normally begins in April at beginning of dry season.
Flowers fragrant, when first open light yellow, especially
in the center and only the stigma pink; flowers later
white with light brown at base of petals. Nom. vulg.;
"toborochi"•
Coll.: M. Nee 37781
29 Jan. 1989
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