Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Kapokboom, Silk floss tree

Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)

Distribution: South America

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: It is often planted along urban streets in subtropical areas, although its prickled trunks and limbs require safety buffer zones, especially around the trunks, in order to protect people and domesticated animals from its prickles.