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Kapok Tree (other)
Kapok fibre is a cotton-like plant fibre obtained from the seed pods of a number of trees in the Malvaceae family, which is used for stuffing mattresses and pillows, for padding and cushioning, and as insulation. Kapok may also refer to: Plants Kapok trees * Trees from which kapok fibre is commonly obtained: ** ''Bombax'' genus, trees and shrubs native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the subtropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia *** ''Bombax ceiba'', a red-flowering tree, native to parts of tropical Asia, northern Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands; previously also known as ''Bombax malabaricum'', the 'Malabar kapok' ** ''Ceiba pentandra'', a native tree of the tropical Americas and West Africa with white flowers, cultivated particularly in south-east Asia for its seed fibre Other kapok plants * ''Calotropis procera'', a shrub with white and purple flowers, known in some areas as the 'kapok plant'; native to Asia and Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapok Fibre
Kapok, or Kapok fibre, also known as ceiba and Java cotton, is the fine fibres from the fruit of the kapok tree ''Ceiba pentandra'' in the bombax family Bombacaceae. Description Kapok is a fibrous material classified along with cotton, as plant hairs or seed fibres, unicellular fibres that develop on the inside of the fruit bags. The kapok fibres are in length and are brittle due to lignification, and only spinnable when blended with other fibres, usually cotton. The fibres are water-repellent (hydrophobic) and have good thermal insulation properties. Colour may be white, pale gray, or yellowish to brown. The fibres are easily biodegradable, but not subject to much insect infestation. The microscopic structure of kapok is significantly different from cotton. It has a hollow tube structure consisting of about 35% cellulose and nanocellulose, 22% xylan and 21.5% lignin in the dry fibre, as well as pectin and wax. The fibre is hydrophobic due to a fairly high fat content and is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, roselle and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as ''Alcea'' (hollyhock), ''Malva'' (mallow), and ''Tilia'' (lime or linden tree). The genera with the largest numbers of species include ''Hibiscus'' (434 species), ''Pavonia (plant), Pavonia'' (291 species), ''Sida (plant), Sida'' (275 species), ''Ayenia'' (216 species), ''Dombeya'' (197 species), and ''Sterculia'' (181 species). Taxonomy and nomenclature The circumscription of the Malvaceae is controversial. The traditional Malvaceae ''sensu stricto'' comprise a very homogeneous and cladistically Monophyly, monophyletic group. Another major circumscription, Malvaceae ''sensu lato'', has been more recently defined on the basis that genetics studies ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombax
''Bombax'' is a genus of mainly tropical trees in the mallow family. They are native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ..., Southeast Asia, and the subtropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia. It is distinguished from the genus ''Ceiba'', which has whiter flowers. Common names for the genus include silk cotton tree, simal, red cotton tree, kapok, and simply bombax. Currently four species are recognised, although many plants have been placed in the genus that were later moved. The genus is best known for the species ''Bombax ceiba'', which is widely cultivated throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. It is native to southern and eastern Asia and northern Australia. ''Bombax'' species are used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombax Ceiba
''Bombax ceiba'', like other trees of the genus ''Bombax'', is commonly known as cotton tree. More specifically, it is sometimes known as Malabar silk-cotton tree; red silk-cotton; red cotton tree; or ambiguously as silk-cotton or kapok, both of which may also refer to ''Ceiba pentandra''. This Asian tropical tree has a straight tall trunk and its leaves are deciduous in winter. Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring before the new foliage. It produces a capsule (fruit), capsule which, when ripe, contains white fibres like cotton. Its trunk bears spikes to deter attacks by animals. Although its stout trunk suggests that it is useful for timber, its wood is too soft to be very useful. Description ''Bombax ceiba'' grows to an average of 20 meters, with old trees up to 60 meters in wet tropical regions. The trunk and limb bear numerous conical spines particularly when young, but get eroded when older. The leaves are palmate with about 6 leaflets radiating from a central poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceiba Pentandra
''Ceiba pentandra'' is a tropical tree of the order (biology), order Malvales and the family (biology), family Malvaceae (previously emplaced in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety ''C. pentandra'' var ''guineensis'') West Africa. A somewhat smaller variety has been introduced to South Asia, South and Southeast Asia, where it is cultivated. The tree and the cotton-like fluff obtained from its seed pods are commonly known in English as kapok, a Malay language, Malay-derived name which originally applied to ''Bombax ceiba'', a native of tropical Asia. In Spanish-speaking countries the tree is commonly known as "ceiba" and in French-speaking countries as fromager. The tree is cultivated for its cottonlike seed Kapok fibre, fibre, particularly in south-east Asia, and is also known as the Java cotton, Java kapok, silk-cotton or samauma. Characteristics The tree grows up to tall as confirmed by clim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calotropis Procera
''Calotropis procera'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to North Africa, Northern and Afrotropical realm, Tropical Africa, West Asia, Western Asia, South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochina (mainland Southeast Asia). It typically reaches a height between to , and rarely to as high as , and grows in sunny to partly-shaded habitats such as disturbed and overgrazed lands, rangeland, roadsides, river flats and coastal dunes. Its green fruits contain a toxic milky sap that is extremely bitter and turns into a latex-like substance, which is resistant to soap. Common names for the plant include apple of Sodom, Sodom apple, roostertree, king's crown, small crownflower, giant milkweed, rubber bush, and rubber tree. The names "Apple of Sodom" and "Dead Sea Apple" stem from the ancient authors Josephus and Tacitus, who described the plant growing in the area of biblical Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom. Although not native to the New World, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochlospermum Fraseri
''Cochlospermum fraseri'' is a tree in the family Bixaceae with common names cotton tree, kapok bush, and kapok tree. It is native to northwestern Australia from the Kimberly region of Western Australia to the northern parts of the Northern Territory. Description ''Cochlospermum fraseri'' is a deciduous shrub or small tree which can grow to 7 m tall. It flowers from March to October, the inflorescence being a terminal panicle. The flowers are asymmetric, having five sepals in two whorls, with the outer two sepals being shorter than the inner three, and it has numerous stamens. The flowers often appear when the plant has no leaves. It fruits from June to March, with the fruit being a woody capsule having 3 to 5 valves. The seeds are surrounded by fluffy, "cottony" threads, giving rise to the common name kapok tree. Taxonomy French botanist Jules Émile Planchon described this species in 1847 from Melville Island off the north coast of Australia. Two subspecies are recognised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochlospermum Gillivraei
''Cochlospermum'' is a genus of trees in the Bixaceae family; some classifications place this genus in the family Cochlospermaceae. It is native to tropical regions of the world, particularly Latin America, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and Australia. Some species of ''Cochlospermum'' (''C. tinctorium'') have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics. Species Species include: *'' Cochlospermum adjanyae'' - Angola *'' Cochlospermum angolense'' - Angola, Zaïre *'' Cochlospermum arafuricum'' - Northern Territory, Australia *'' Cochlospermum fraseri'' - Western Australia, Northern Territory *'' Cochlospermum gillivraei'' - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea *'' Cochlospermum gonzalezii'' - western Mexico and Arizona, USA *'' Cochlospermum intermedium'' - Central African Republic *'' Cochlospermum macnamarae'' - Western Australia *'' Cochlospermum malvifolium'' - northeastern Mexico *'' Cochlospermum noldei'' - Angola *'' Cochlosperm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochlospermum Gregorii
''Cochlospermum'' is a genus of trees in the Bixaceae family; some classifications place this genus in the family Cochlospermaceae. It is native to tropical regions of the world, particularly Latin America, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and Australia. Some species of ''Cochlospermum'' (''C. tinctorium'') have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics. Species Species include: *''Cochlospermum adjanyae'' - Angola *'' Cochlospermum angolense'' - Angola, Zaïre *''Cochlospermum arafuricum'' - Northern Territory, Australia *''Cochlospermum fraseri'' - Western Australia, Northern Territory *'' Cochlospermum gillivraei'' - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea *''Cochlospermum gonzalezii'' - western Mexico and Arizona, USA *'' Cochlospermum intermedium'' - Central African Republic *''Cochlospermum macnamarae'' - Western Australia *''Cochlospermum malvifolium'' - northeastern Mexico *''Cochlospermum noldei'' - Angola *''Cochlospermum orinoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Charles Gregory
Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (1 August 1819 – 25 June 1905) was an English-born Australian explorer and surveyor. Between 1846 and 1858 he undertook four major expeditions. He was the first Surveyor-General of Queensland. He was appointed a lifetime Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early years Augustus Charles Gregory was born at Farnsfield, Nottingham, England. He was the second of five brothers born to Joshua Gregory and Frances Churchman. Among his brothers were Francis Thomas Gregory, who also became a noted explorer. #Joshua William Gregory, born 1815, died 20 September 1850 aged 35. #Augustus Charles Gregory, born 1 August 1819, died 1905 aged 86 #Francis (Frank) Thomas Gregory, born 1821. #Henry Churcham Gregory, born 1823, died London 29 July 1903 aged 79 years #Charles Frederick Gregory, born 1825. A. C. Gregory was educated privately by tutors and later by his mother. In 1829, the family emigrated to Western Australia on board the '' Lotus'', arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Kapok
Kampong Kapok is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei and has an area of ; the population was 2,791 in 2016. Etymology The village is named after the kapok tree, ''Bombax ceiba'', that cane be seen in its immediate surroundings. In addition to moss, the locals at the time also profited from the usage of Kapok fruits as cushions. People who are either from the location in question or who desire to visit it also refer to themselves as "from Kapok" or "want to go to Kapok" using the phrase. The usage of the name Kapok persisted after then, and the community came to be known as Kampung Kapok. A joint effort from MPK Kapok to preserve the history of taking the name of this village has been implemented. Some kapok saplings are planted in some strategic places. Kapok tree saplings along the road of Kampong Kapok and in some houses were planted. Geography Kampong Kapok is one of the villages in Mukim Serasa, a mukim in the district. As a village subdivisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapok Computer
Clevo () is a Taiwanese OEM/ ODM computer manufacturer that produces laptop computers. They sell barebones laptop chassis (barebooks) to value-added resellers who build customized laptops for individual customers. History Clevo was founded in 1983 as Nan Tan Computer (NTC). In 1987, the company established its laptop computer business, with production starting in 1990. In 1992, NTC set up Clevo, a U.S. subsidiary which would distribute its laptops in the country. NTC later adopted the Clevo name for itself and first listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1997. In 1999, Clevo merged with their subsidiary, Kapok, to increase efficiency. In August 2002, Clevo had built a new factory in Kunshan, China. Background Clevo has marketed its products in over 50 countries. The company has also founded several service centers in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, China, Taiwan, South Korea and the United States. These centers serve various businesses, ranging in size from small to multinationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
