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Abstract
Kapok Tree, Bombax ceiba, is a fast-growing, tropical, massive tree as much as 20-25 m tall and spreads 8-15 m broad. It has an erect stem that develops buttresses when mature and an umbrella formed crown. The leaves are vibrant inexperienced, leathery, and rounded. The flowers are cup formed and crimson. The fruits are brown oval capsule. Plant elements like flowers, younger root, gum, leaves, shoots, and bark have medicinal properties and are used as remedy for varied situations and ailments like cholera, fractures, toothache, coughs, urinary issues, influenza, and snake bites amongst others. The flowers are edible when cooked and are extremely valued as a curry vegetable. Younger leaves are edible as properly and cooked and eaten as vegetable. Furthermore, ripe seeds and younger roots are roasted. Edible oil will be obtained from the seed, fibre from the internal bark, and gum containing tannins from the bark and sapling root. Seed oil can also be utilized in cleaning soap making.
Different frequent names embrace crimson silk cotton tree and silk cotton tree. Boichu, Bombax, Booruga, Boorunga, Bouro, Bula, Buroh, Edelsong, Illavam, Kaanti-senbal, Kantakadruma, Kantesavar, Katesawar, Kempu-booruga, Leptan, Malabulak, Mu mian, Mulilavu, Mullelava, Mullila-pula, Mullilavau, Mullilavu, Mullubooruga, Neibie, Nglo, Nuoliu, Pagun, Pan-ya, Panchu, Phakong, Pula-maram, Pulai, Rakta-pushpa, Crimson Silk Cotton tree, Roktosimul, Salmali, Samar, Sanar, Saur, Savar, Savri, Sawar, S?mul, Senur, Shembal, Shemolo, Shevari, Shevri, Shimla, Shimul cotton, Simal, Simalo, Simalu, Simla, Simlo, Simolu, Singi.
Bodily Traits


Bombax ceiba is a deciduous Tree rising to 25 m (82ft) by 22 m (72ft) at a medium price.
It’s hardy to zone (UK) 10 and is frost tender. The flowers are pollinated by Birds, Bees.
It’s famous for attracting wildlife.
Appropriate for: gentle (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Appropriate pH: impartial and fundamental (alkaline) soils and may develop in very alkaline soils.
It can’t develop within the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Bombax malabaricum DC. Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr. Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl.
Habitats
Edible Makes use of
Edible Elements: Flowers Interior bark Leaves Oil Root Seed Seedpod
Edible Makes use of: Oil
Edible portion: Roots, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Seeds – oil, Gum. Flowers – cooked or pickled. They’re extremely valued as a curry vegetable[ 307 ]. The flower buds and the calyx of not totally opened flowers are eaten cooked as a vegetable[ 317 ]. Flowers are dried and pounded and used for bread additionally utilized in 5 flower tea. Younger leaves – cooked and eaten as a vegetable[ 404 ]. Ripe seeds are eaten roasted[ 301 , 317 ]. An edible fatty oil is obtained from the seed[ 301 ]. The seeds comprise 22-25% oil. Younger roots – The taproot is peeled and eaten uncooked or roasted[ 404 ]. Wealthy in starch[ 404 ]. Gum[ 404 ]. The buds, younger pods and roots of seedling will be eaten cooked. The younger bark is used as a famine meals.
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Medicinal Makes use of
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The flowers are astringent and refrigerant[ 404 ]. They’re used to deal with cutaneous troubles[ 404 ]. The younger roots are diuretic and tonic[ 404 ]. They’re used within the remedy of cholera, tubercular fistula, coughs, urinary complaints, nocturnal air pollution, belly ache because of dysentery, and impotency[ 404 ]. The gum is astringent, demulcent and tonic[ 404 ]. It’s used within the remedy of dysentery, haemoptysis in pulmonary tuberculosis, influenza and menorrhagia[ 404 ]. The leaves are hypotensive and hypoglycaemic[ 404 ]. A decotion of the shoots have seemingly been used to deal with ulcers of the palate, syphilis, leprosy and spider or snake bites[ 404 ]. Mixed with the roots of Moghania macrophylla, the fruit of Terminalia chebula and borax, they’re used to deal with enlarged spleen; they’re mixed with Capparis zeylanica and Carissa carandas to deal with oedema; and with fenugreek to deal with corns on the foot[ 404 ]. The seedlings have reputed antipyretic exercise (when floor with just a few leaves of fistula and Semecarpus anacardium). They’re mixed with Vitis spp. (half not specified) to deal with carbuncle; and with Terminalia alata to deal with haematuria[ 404 ]. The knots or the stem are used on bleeding gums (cooked in mustard oil with the bark of Zyzyphus rugosa and Ichnocarpus frutescens after which eaten[ 404 ]). The bark is seemingly used in opposition to cholera (normally mixed with many different crops), pleurisy, stings and as a diuretic. It’s utilized in bandages for lasting fractures or given in infusion for toothache earlier than visiting the dentist[ 404 ].
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Different Makes use of
Oil
Different makes use of ranking: Excessive (4/5). Massive Flowering Tree, Public Open Areas, Specimen, Xerophytic. Agroforestry Makes use of: A quick-growing plant, tolerant of full solar even when small and with a variety of makes use of, it may be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland[ 404 , K ]. It can be used as a pioneer when establishing a big woodland backyard, having the ability to stay as a cover tree because the backyard matures[ 404 ]. Different Makes use of The seed floss is used as a stuffing materials for pillows, cushions and so forth[ 310 , 454 ]. It’s thought of to be vermin-proof[ 404 ]. Waterproof and buoyant, it may be used because the filling in life jackets[ 418 ]. It’s typically additionally as an insulating materials in fridges and so forth; can be utilized as a packing materials; and has sound-proofing properties[ 317 , 404 ]. It’s of decrease high quality than the floss obtained from Ceiba pentandra[ 320 ]. A fibre is obtained from the internal bark[ 598 ]. It’s appropriate for cordage[ 454 , 598 ]. A clear gum exudes from the bark and sapling root[ 307 ]. It’s known as ‘Gum of Malabar'[ 46 ]. The gum incorporates tannins[ 404 ]. The gum will be blended with ashes and castor oil, and is then used as a cement for caulking iron saucepans[ 404 ]. An oil obtained from the seed is used to make cleaning soap and for illumination and so forth[ 317 , 418 ]. It may be used as an alternative to cottonseed oil[ 404 ]. The fibrous bark is used for making ropes[ 320 ]. The greyish, dark-streaked wooden is coarse-textured, straight-grained, gentle in weight, very comfortable and pithy[ 310 , 404 ]. It may be used to make packing circumstances, toys, matches, pencils and so forth[ 317 , 320 ]. Massive trunks are sometimes hollowed out to make canoes[ 307 ]. The wooden has been beneficial as a supply of cellulose[ 46 ]. This plant is enticing to bees, butterflies and/or birds.
Particular Makes use of
Carbon Farming
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Cultivation particulars
Industrial Crop: Fiber Administration: Customary Regional Crop
A plant of the tropical, humid lowlands[ 320 ]. It grows finest in areas the place annual daytime temperatures are throughout the vary 28 – 42°c, although it could actually tolerate 5 – 49°c[ 418 ]. It could possibly resist occasional gentle frosts, with new development being killed at -1°c, however dormant development being tolerant all the way down to -3°c[ 418 , 598 ]. It prefers a imply annual rainfall of 750 – 4,000mm, tolerating 500 – 5,000mm and preferring a definite dry season[ 418 ]. Grows finest in a sunny place[ 307 ]. Prefers a deep, wealthy, well-drained soil, however tolerating a variety of situations[ 307 , 404 ]. Established crops are drought tolerant[ 307 ], and also can face up to occasional inundation of the soil[ 404 ]. Prefers a pH within the vary 5.5 – 6.5, tolerating 4.9 – 7.2[ 418 ]. A quick-growing plant, particularly when younger[ 404 ]. The plant can start flowering when round 8 – 10 years outdated from seed[ 404 ]. The plant produces suckers, particularly when younger, although they usually die after 2 – Three years, particularly because the tree grows older[ 404 ]. Younger timber will be coppiced, however older timber will usually fail to develop again after being reduce down[ 404 ]. The tree has a thick bark which acts as an insulation and permits it to get well from fires[ 404 , 598 ].
Carbon Farming
- Industrial Crop: Fiber
Clothes, rugs, sheets, blankets and so forth. Presently, nearly none of our fiber are produced from perennial crops however might be! - Administration: Customary
Crops develop to their commonplace peak. Harvest fruit, seeds, or different merchandise. Non-Harmful administration programs. - Regional Crop
These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally however haven’t been adopted elsewhere and are sometimes not traded globally, Examples on this broad class embrace perennial cottons and plenty of nuts and staple fruits.
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Propagation
Seed – sown contemporary, with out pre-treatment, they’ve a excessive germination price[ 404 ]. Some stories counsel germination charges will be improved by pre-soaking the seeds for 12 hours previous to sowing[ 404 ], that is prone to discuss with seeds which have dried considerably[ K ]. Seeds will be sown in a sunny place, both in situ or in nursery beds. Sprouting takes place in 10 – 25 days[ 404 ]. Transplant 5cm tall seedlings to particular person containers and plant out 12 months later[ 404 ]. Cuttings of half-ripe wooden.
Different Names
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Kapok Tree, Bombax ceiba. Different frequent names embrace crimson silk cotton tree and silk cotton tree. Boichu, Bombax, Booruga, Boorunga, Bouro, Bula, Buroh, Edelsong, Illavam, Kaanti-senbal, Kantakadruma, Kantesavar, Katesawar, Kempu-booruga, Leptan, Malabulak, Mu mian, Mulilavu, Mullelava, Mullila-pula, Mullilavau, Mullilavu, Mullubooruga, Neibie, Nglo, Nuoliu, Pagun, Pan-ya, Panchu, Phakong, Pula-maram, Pulai, Rakta-pushpa, Crimson Silk Cotton tree, Roktosimul, Salmali, Samar, Sanar, Saur, Savar, Savri, Sawar, SŽmul, Senur, Shembal, Shemolo, Shevari, Shevri, Shimla, Shimul cotton, Simal, Simalo, Simalu, Simla, Simlo, Simolu, Singi.
Discovered In
Nations the place the plant has been discovered are listed right here if the data is on the market
Discovered In: Africa, Andamans, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Central America, China, East Africa, East Timor, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, PNG, SE Asia, Sikkim, Solomon Islands, South America, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, USA, Vietnam, West Indies.
Weed Potential
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None Recognized
Conservation Standing
IUCN Crimson Record of Threatened Crops Standing : This taxon has not but been assessed.
Progress: S = gradual M = medium F = quick. Soil: L = gentle (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = impartial B = fundamental (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = moist Wa = water.
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