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Full sized, mature kapok tree Tall and shady, the cotton it produces makes the best stuffing for pillows and mattresses :) It is also called kekabu in Malay. Ceiba pentandra,kapok,kekabu Click/tap to enlarge

Full sized, mature kapok tree

Tall and shady, the cotton it produces makes the best stuffing for pillows and mattresses :) It is also called kekabu in Malay.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Note that we generally discourage people, buildings and structures in photos shared here. I guess this one is in the grey zone, and I know your intentions are right, but please take this into account. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Azura Ahmad's profile
      Azura Ahmad
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      I know. Just that the tree is so big that it's hard to exclude its surroundings. Posted 9 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Fair enough :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Kapok

"Ceiba pentandra" is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and to tropical west Africa. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to the cotton obtained from its seed pods.

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Similar species: Malvales
Species identified by Azura Ahmad
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By Azura Ahmad

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Uploaded Aug 8, 2016. Captured Aug 6, 2016 08:39.
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  • Canon EOS 500D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 28mm