- Family : MALVACEAE
- Poisonous : no
- Edible : not edible
- Names_En : Silk Floss Tree, Bombax, Yellow Latan Palm, Kapok
- Names in other languages : Seidenwollbaum (de), Palo borracho (es)
- Invasive species? : no
- Deciduous / Evergreen : deciduous
- Fruit : Loculicide capsule, Lignous ovoid pods
- Bark : Thorny trunk, green bark
- Functions for birds : yes
- Uses: : Landscape element,park,street planting,urban open space
- Sensory Plant for: : Scent
- Form : Tree
- Flowering period : Early summer
- Flowering colours : Cream-colored
- Autumn colour : Orange yellow
- Functions for insects : Honeybees, Butterflies
- Indigenous flora in : Brazil, Argentina
- Image Title : Ceiba speciosa - Antalya, TR
- Image Desc : Thorny bark of Ceiba speciosa
