Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Chorisia speciosa St. Hil.
Family : BOMBACACEAE
Genus : Chorisia
Catalan common name : Corísia.
Spanish common name : Árbol botella. Chorisia. Corisia morada. Palo borracho rosado. Samuhú.
General distribution : South America
Flowering time : August. September. October.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Urban gardens.
Origen : Brasil, Argentina i Paraguai.
Location on-campus UIB : Exemplars puntuals al Jardí de Son Lledó.
Description : A deciduous tree reaching 5-15m in height, with a thorny trunk which is frequently wider at the base; it has smooth, greenish bark, with some longitudinal striation. The leaves, 6-7cm long and 3.5-4cm wide, have a petiole which is 6-12cm long and 5-7 obovate leaflets; they have a serrated margin, are acuminate and glabrous. The flowers have petals 8-12cm long, ranging in colour between pinkish-white and pinkish-purple, with darker stripes on the petals.
Flowering period : August-october.
