Ceiba Speciosa, Or Silk Floss Tree, A Subtropical Tree With Bott Stock Image

The ceiba Speciosa, or silk floss tree, is a tree of the same family as the baobab, and it comes from the tropical and sub-tropical areas of South America. It has a bottle-shaped trunk that's covered in big thorns, green in younger trees and grey in olders. It grows very tall and in late summer it blooms: sensational pink and yellow flowers that look loke a cross between hibiscus flowers and lilie