Jen Guyton / Thorny trunk of a cultivated silk floss tree (Chorisia speciosa), originally from South America, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Pascal Pittorino / Silk Floss tree flower and fruit (Ceiba speciosa) against a blue sky in botanic garden, Hyeres les palmiers, Var, Provence, France, November

Pascal Pittorino / Silk Floss tree flowers and fruits (Ceiba speciosa) against a blue sky in botanic garden, Hyeres les palmiers, Var, Provence, France, November

Konrad Wothe / Lupuna tree (Chorisia insignis) in lowland rainforest, Panguana Reserve, Huanuca province, Amazon basin, Peru.