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What kinds of hairs occur on Malvales seeds and capsules?

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Baobab — Malvales A fony baobab tree (*Adansonia rubrostipa*), estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, in Madagascar.

In the plant order Malvales, the seeds and the interior of the capsule are often conspicuously hairy. These hairs generally occur in one of three forms:1

Grouped: Hairs arranged in clusters.1
Scalelike: Flattened, scale-like structures.1
Stellate: Star-shaped hairs.1

Additionally, hairs originating from the ovary wall in certain genera, such as Bombax and Ceiba, are the source of the fiber known as kapok.2