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Genus:
Chorisia Life
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Eurosid II > Order: Malvales > Family: Malvaceae
Formerly in Bombacaceae. Three species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Chorisia crispiflora
Native to Brazil. |
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Chorisia insignis (Yachan)
Native from Peru to Argentina. |
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Chorisia speciosa (Brazil kapok)
Native to Paraguay and Brazil. |
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