| Floss slik tree | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Ceiba |
| Species: | C. chodatii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceiba chodatii (Hassl.) Ravenna
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chorisia insignis var. chodatii (Hassl.) Hassl. | |
Ceiba chodatii, the floss silk tree, is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. It has a bottle-shaped swollen trunk in which water is stored for the dry season and is known locally as palo borracho.
- ^ "Ceiba chodatii (Hassl.) Ravenna". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2013-06-22.