Cotton tree

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Ceiba Pentandra/Kapok/Silk Cotton tree by wallygrom, via Flickr Tree Of Peace, Ceiba Tree, Aztec Emperor, Iquitos Peru, Kapok Tree, Moth Species, Cotton Tree, Large Trees, Spanish Conquistador

Iquitos, Peru. Ceiba (includes Chorisia) is the name of a genus of many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including Mexico, Central and South America, The Bahamas, Belize and the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. Some species can grow to 70 meters tall or more, with a straight, largely branchless trunk that culminates in a huge, spreading canopy, and buttress roots that can be taller than a grown person. The best-known, and most widely cultivated, species is Kapok…

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