| Habitat | Mexico |
| Leaf Description | The leaves are compound of 5-9 leaflets, each up to 20 cm and palmate. |
| Flower Description | Flowers usually open before the leaves appear, and are clustered on small, new branches. The 5 petals of a flower are about 2.5 cm long and are a creamy white or pale pink in colour. Their odor is unpleasant, but attracts bats that pollinate them. |
| Fruit Description | Adult trees produce several hundred 15 cm seed pods filled with round brown seeds. The pods are woody, smooth and pendulous, with a light green colour. They will burst open while still on the tree after the leaves have fallen. Inside is a whitish cotton material called kapok. |
