Kapok (also called hero flower) Family Papilionaceae Deciduous large trees AKA Zanzibar tree, hero tree, Phanerogamma Origin India, Indonesia, Philippines Usage Butterfly-attracting species Morphological Description or Characteristics Erect trunk with obvious verruca spines; Lateral branches whorled horizontally spreading; Palmately compound leaves, petiole is very long; Flowers are large, orange-yellow or orange-red; Fruit is capsule, which will split open automatically when ripe and is full of Cotton wool, cotton wool can be used as pillows, quilts and other filling materials. The appearance of cottonwood varies: in the spring, a tree of orange and red; summer green leafy shade; autumn branches and leaves depressed; winter bald branches and cold trees, the four seasons show a different flavor. Flowers orange-red, bloom in March to April, bloom first and then grow leaves, the tree has a masculine beauty.
The kapok tree (Latin name: Bombax malabaricum, alias: Panzhihua) is a plant of the genus Kapok in the family Bombacaceae. It is mainly distributed in China, India, Sri Lanka, the Central and Southern Peninsula, Malaysia and other countries.
The Bombax malabaricum tree is up to 25 meters high, with grayish-white bark, and the trunks of young trees usually have cone-shaped thick thorns and spreading branches. It is born in the dry and hot river valleys and savannahs below 1400 (~ 1700) meters above sea level, and can also grow in the ravines and valleys within the monsoon rainforests, but also cultivated as avenue trees, tenacious vitality.
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Hibiscus alias white hibiscus flower, palm tree flower, big bowl flower, hedge barrier flower, Qingming hedge, white rice flower, chicken flower, lard flower, towards the blooming and evening flowers Family Mallow family, genus Hibiscus Origin China, India, Syria. Flower language tough, eternal beauty. Morphological features Deciduous shrub or small tree; 2 m to 3 m tall, much branched; leaves triangular or rhombic-ovate, sometimes 3-lobed above the middle. Flowers large, solitary leaf axils, 5-8 cm in diameter, single or double, white, pink, purple-red and other colors, the base of the petals sometimes red or purple-red; flowering period from June to September, the flower is very much, although each flower is only open for a day, but every day there is a large number of flowers open, very beautiful. In the garden is often used as a hedge, planted alone, planted in columns or as a background for other shrubs. Flowering tree full of flowers, delicate and eye-catching, very spectacular and beautiful.
Hibiscus (Latin name: Hibiscus syriacus Linn., alias: cottonwood), mallow family Hibiscus genus deciduous shrubs, Korea's national flower, in North America, also known as the desert rose. Its height of 3 ~ 4m, branchlets densely covered with yellow stellate tomentum, leaves rhombic to triangular ovate; base cuneate, petiole length of 5 ~ 25mm, stipules linear; flowers solitary in the leaf axils at the end of the branch, calyx campanulate; petals obovate, stylar branches glabrous; capsule ovoid, seeds reniform, flowering period July-October. Hibiscus trees like light and slightly shade, like warm, humid climate, more cold.