kapok: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Java kapok • Java cotton • ceiba

Photos

A tall kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) stands alone on a grassy hill with distant mountains and clouds in the background.

Bat pollination

Floss-filled pods

Open seed pod of the kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) hanging from a branch, showing fluffy, white woolly seeds against a background of green foliage.

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