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Ceiba Pentandra

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Ceiba Pentandra

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Ceiba Pentandra

Protologue
Fruct. sem. pl. 2: 244 (1791)
Family
Bombacaceae (APG: Malvaceae)
Chromosome number
2n = 72–88
Synonyms
Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. (1824).
Vernacular names
Kapok tree, silk-cotton tree (En). Fromager, arbre à kapok, ouatier (Fr). Mafumeira, poilão, mufuma, árvore da sumaúma, kapoc (Po). Msufi (Sw).
Origin and geographic distribution
Ceiba pentandra originated in the American tropics. Its natural distribution has been obscured by . . . → Read More: Ceiba Pentandra

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Use of Kapok Fiber

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The fibre is light, very buoyant, resilient and resistant to water. The process of harvesting and separating the fibre is labour-intensive and manual. It is difficult to spin but is used as an alternative to down as filling in mattresses, pillows, upholstery, stuffed toys such as teddy bears, zafus and for insulation. It was previously much . . . → Read More: Use of Kapok Fiber

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