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A large deciduous forest tree from coastal and Eastern Arc forests of East Africa, with kapok-like seed fluff. It is grown locally for timber and shade rather than as an ornamental, and it needs a warm, seasonally dry tropical climate.
Rhodognaphalon mossambicense, the East African bombax or wild kapok tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It occurs from southeastern Kenya through the coastal and Eastern Arc forests of Tanzania to northern Mozambique and Malawi.
Its seeds are roasted and eaten, either whole or pounded into a powder which is then used in cooking.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhodognaphalon mossambicense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
