Schott's ceiba
Ceiba schottii
Family: Malvaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 8 m tall. The trunk is spiny. The leaves are compound with 3-7 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. The leaflets are 5-10 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The flowers are large. The petals are 18 cm long. The fruit are 10 cm long by 5 cm wide.
It had been put in the family Bombacaceae. In the subfamily Bombacoideae.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Central America, Guatemala, Mexico
How it is used for food
The seeds and leaves are possibly edible.
Edible parts
Seeds, leaves