2023年9月13日 · The majestic kapok tree has many uses for humans. Its wood is lightweight and porous; good for making carvings, coffins, and dugout canoes. The silky fibers that disperse the seeds are too small for weaving but make great stuffing for bedding and life preservers. Soaps can be made from the oils in the seeds.

2003年4月5日 · Kapok Tree. Common Names: Kapok, Ceiba, Silk-cotton tree Genus: Ceiba Species: pentandra. The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests, and is often described as majestic. It can grow to a height of 150 feet or …

2023年11月16日 · The Kapok Tree, scientifically known as Ceiba pentandra, is a large tropical tree native to Central and South America. It is renowned for its towering height, distinctive bottle-shaped trunk, and fluffy cotton-like fibers surrounding its seeds.

2025年1月22日 · The majestic kapok tree in the Amazon rainforest forms a gigantic habitat. Its canopy of leaves, almost 50 meters high, towers over the crowns of the forest.

2024年1月10日 · The kapok tree has developed several key trunk adaptations that help it thrive in the rainforest environment. One of the most noticeable is its buttress roots. These are large, thick roots that extend out from the base of the tree like giant fingers sunk into the ground.

(Kapok tree) Map; Pictures; Names; Biological classification: kingdom: Plantae - phylum: Tracheophyta-- class: Magnoliopsida ... Eastern Congolian swamp forests AT0111 Eastern Guinean forests AT0114 Guinean montane forests AT0130 Western Guinean lowland forests AT0707 Guinean forest-savanna mosaic AT0722

2015年1月24日 · A single Kapok tree might be able to transport as much as 1,000 liters of water to its crown in a single day! With the problem of water transport solved, the Kapok is free to invest in other problems that require its attention and energy.

Ceiba pentandra, also known as Kapok Tree, is a tree which can reach up to 30 m in cultivation. It is grown in many tropical countries for its silky fibres, also known as floss. The floss is soft, elastic, water-repellent and buoyant.

Kapok Tree Distribution, Habitat, and Ecology. Despite being unknown to many people, the awesome Kapok Tree developed as endemic to a relatively wide section of the world. Populations appear naturally from as far north as Mexico, in North …

Common Name: Kapok Tree, Silk-Cotton Tree. Origin: Neo Tropics, Tropical Africa, Southern Mexico. Flowering: White flowers which are an important source of nectar and pollen for bees and bats. Bats are primary pollinators. Growth Requirements: Full Sun to partial shade. Extremely drought tolerant once established. Does not like wet feet / poor ...