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The tree and the cotton-like fluff obtained from its seed pods are commonly known in English as kapok, a Malay-derived name which originally applied to Bombax ceiba, a native of tropical Asia. [3] In Spanish-speaking countries the tree is commonly known as " ceiba " and in French-speaking countries as fromager .
Kapok fibre is a cotton-like plant fibre obtained from the seed pods of a number of trees in the Malvaceae family, which is used for stuffing mattresses and pillows, for padding and cushioning, and as insulation.
Kapok fibers can be used as fill for pillows, quilts and other bedding, upholstery, and soft toys. It is also good thermal and acoustic insulation. [3] [1] [5] Kapok was used as a filling for life jackets because of its low density, due to the air-filled lumen and low wetting. After extended immersion in water, the buoyancy is only slightly ...
Ceiba is a word from the Taíno language meaning "boat" because Taínos use the wood to build their dugout canoes. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Ceiba species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species, including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix ceibae , which feeds exclusively on the genus.
Rhodognaphalon mossambicense, the East African bombax or wild kapok tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It occurs from southeastern Kenya through the coastal and Eastern Arc forests of Tanzania to northern Mozambique and Malawi .
Common names for the genus include silk cotton tree, simal, red cotton tree, kapok, and simply bombax. Currently four species are recognised, although many plants have been placed in the genus that were later moved.
Faso Dan Fani: produced in Burkina Faso by the Marka people, the name is Dyula for "woven cloth of the motherland." [11] [12] Woven from cotton, kapok and tuntun wild silk. The thread is handspun, dyed, and woven on double-heddle looms into striped cloth: women spin and dye, while men weave and sew.
The usage of the name Kapok persisted after then, and the community came to be known as Kampung Kapok. [5] A joint effort from MPK Kapok to preserve the history of taking the name of this village has been implemented. Some kapok saplings are planted in some strategic places.