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Ceiba speciosa paineira_LT0714.jpg
Ceiba speciosa, the floss silk tree (formerly Chorisia speciosa), know in Brazil as paineira, a species of deciduous tree that is native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. In Bolivia, it is called toborochi, meaning "tree of refuge" or "sheltering tree".