Ceiba Speciosa, False Kapok

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This is also known as a silk floss tree and is originally from South America. In May, the large fruits open and release a soft fluff, containing the seeds, once used for stuffing pillows or mattresses.

These trees are able to withstand long periods of drought, remaining without leaves, thanks to their green and photosynthetic branches and to the trunk that transforms into a water reserve to the point of assuming a singular flask shape, to which we owe the local name of borracho pole - drunken tree.

This tree is one of the major examples of plant diffusion by the Botanical Garden of Palermo.

TERMINOLOGY
■photosynthetic - the use of sunlight to make nutrients from carbon dioxide and water


REFERENCES
APP:
coopculture.it
The Botanical Garden of Palermo

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