Kapok - World Crops Database
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Kapok or Ceiba is a large tropical tree which produces a type of cotton. These fibers are the hairs that grow on the seeds and are used as a filling in mattresses, pillows, padding of seats, stuffed toys, and for insulation. Kapok originates from Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean.
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World Crops Database - Page 2 of 19 - Fruits, vegetables, cereals
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Kapok Tree l Lesser- Known Giant - Our Breathing Planet
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Kapok Tree (Apis mellifera fodder- Liberia) · iNaturalist
Kapok
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Ceiba Pentandra
Kapok Tree (Apis mellifera fodder- Liberia) · iNaturalist
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World Crops Database - Page 2 of 19 - Fruits, vegetables, cereals
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Ceiba pentandra (kapok)
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Pink Kapok Tree: Ceiba pentandra
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The World Crops Database
Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
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Pink Kapok Tree: Ceiba pentandra
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