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  kapok (ceiba)

 

Adult kapok trees produce several hundred seed pods, that hang from their branches (fig.).

 

Kapok seed pods contain a fluffy, cream-coloured fibre that is a mix of lignin and cellulose.

  

  kapok (ceiba)

 

  kapok (ceiba)

 

Kapok fibre is buoyant, very resilient and resistant to water, and is used as filling in mattresses, pillows, etc.

 

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