kapok

     

Kapok (Ceiba pentanra) is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously separated in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C. pentandra var. guineensis) to tropical west Africa. The word is also used for the fibre obtained from its seed pods. The tree is also known as the Java cotton, Java kapok, or ceiba. It is a sacred symbol in Maya mythology.

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  • Also called the silk cotton tree, it's a source of fiber used to stuff life jackets & pillows
  • A huge tropical tree that's that's pollenated by bats yields this fiber, largely used for padding, as in upholstery

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