Description:
Silk cotton tree: The Latin name is Bombax Ceiba, and it is a popular ornamental tree found in East and South Asia. Bombax species are among the largest trees in their regions, reaching 30-40 m tall and up to 3 m trunk diameter. The leaves are dry-season deciduous, 30-50 cm across, palmate, with 5-9 leaflets. They bear red flowers between January and March, which mature into small husks containing a fibre, similar to kapok (Ceiba pentandra) and to cotton, though with shorter fibres than cotton, that does not lend itself to spinning, making it unusable as a textile product. They are also planted domestically and for reforestation of cleared areas.
Credits:
Muhammad (Bangladesh) Aminuzzaman/Majority World
Description:
Silk cotton tree: The Latin name is Bombax Ceiba, and it is a popular ornamental tree found in East and South Asia. Bombax species are among the largest trees in their regions, reaching 30-40 m tall and up to 3 m trunk diameter. The leaves are dry-season deciduous, 30-50 cm across, palmate, with 5-9 leaflets. They bear red flowers between January and March, which mature into small husks containing a fibre, similar to kapok (Ceiba pentandra) and to cotton, though with shorter fibres than cotton, that does not lend itself to spinning, making it unusable as a textile product. They are also planted domestically and for reforestation of cleared areas.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Muhammad Aminuzzaman
City:
Sri Mongol
State:
Sylhet
Country:
Bangladesh
Headline:
Silk cotton tree flower
Source:
Amin's digital file
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC004874.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471664273
File Size:
1950601
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
Silk cotton tree: The Latin name is Bombax Ceiba, and it is a popular ornamental tree found in East and South Asia. Bombax species are among the largest trees in their regions, reaching 30-40 m tall and up to 3 m trunk diameter. The leaves are dry-season