Bombax ceiba L. is a deciduous large tree in the family Malvaceae, belonging to the genus Bombax. Its bark is gray white, and the trunk of young trees usually has cone-shaped thick spines Branches spread flat. Palm shaped compound leaves, with 5-7 leaflets, oblong to oblong lanceolate in shape, flowers with solitary branches at the top and leaf axils, usually red, sometimes orange red, with a diameter of about 10 centimeters Calyx cup-shaped, 2-3 cm long, hairless on the outside, densely covered with light yellow short silk hairs on the inside, calyx teeth 3-5, semi-circular, petals fleshy, inverted oval shaped, capsule oblong, blunt. Distributed in India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia to the Philippines, northern Australia, and China. Distributed in subtropical provinces and regions of China.Bombax flower is the city flower of Guangzhou, Guangdong of China.
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