Image: Bombax ceiba 2
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Description: This tree is widely planted in Malay, Indonesia, south China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The cotton inside the fruits was used a substitute for cotton. The flower was a common ingredient in Chinese herb tea. Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring before the new foliage. This one was photographed in Townsville, Qld. An avenue of them in flower looked very striking.
Title: Bombax ceiba 2
Credit: Bombax ceiba (Cotton Tree) Uploaded by berichard
Author: Jan Smith from Brisbane, Australia
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