Bombax Ceiba - Red Silk Cotton Tree

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Bombax Ceiba - Red Silk Cotton Tree

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Bombax is a genus of mainly tropical trees in the mallow family. They are native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the subtropical regions of East Asia and Northern Australia. It is distinguished from the genus Ceiba, which has whiter flowers.
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