balsa tree (Ochroma pyramidale )

Ochroma pyramidale is a species in the Ochroma genus. It is commonly known as balsa tree This name is accepted name for the species in the family Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae, . . This species is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is..