Kapok tree.

 

Or so-called kapok kapok, a tropical plant that has the scientific name Ceiba pentandra Gaertn. Although originating from Central and South America, the Caribbean and Africa as well, kapok also easily be found in Asia, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. 

In Indonesia, the most widely Kapok tree grows wild in Java, especially in the area of ​​Gunung Kidul, Karanganyar, Yogyakarta, Pati, and much more. In the Java language, cotton is often referred to as the Java cotton, Java kapok or silk cotton tree.

Because of tropical plants, no wonder cottonwood tree easily grown in this region of our country. With a plant height can reach 70 meters, Kapok tree often attract attention by making a 'snow storm' due to strands of cotton are falling. For example, in the city of Bogor, near the IPB campus, where there is a path overgrown edges of cottonwood trees. What a romantic scene!
Sign in to benefit from the Kapok tree is, it is not limited to usher us go to the 'Island Kapok'. You know, 26% of the fruit is the seed cotton, which is commonly called the pagoda. Kapok seed is capable of producing better cooking oil from palm oil. Why? Because Kapok oil contains no cholesterol, no smell, and contains omega 3, 6, and 9. However, due to the high content of fatty acids, kapok oil is rancid easily, so less food into oil is recommended.

Even so, it fits really kapok oil used as an alternative fuel! It's easy. This kapok seed oil must pass through three processes used, namely the process of making cotton seed oil, oil refining and transesterification process. Oil is the end result can be directly used as a substitute for fuel oil which is very promising.
There are specific bees that just want to take honey from the kapok tree flowers. Honey efficacy in treating many diseases. Call it a fever, sores, burns, to improve intelligence.
Kapok fruit skins are also suitable materials used to make paper, soap and baking soda. Besides the potassium and ash in it makes the skin very good kapok fruit as fertilizer.

In many locations, cotton planted for reforestation, water conservation and to supply fuel wood for fencing as well. In addition, kapok leaves is also very good for repairing the land, as well as animal feed.
Surely there are also benefits from the food kapok tree. Filipinos love to eat young cottonwood leaves as a vegetable. In Thailand, a regular inhabitants consume kapok flowers and young fruit. While the kapok pods are still very young is many people's favorite Java.
Kapok tree is considered sacred by the Maya and Aztecs who used to live in Central and South America because of its size and its status as a trusted liaison earth and sky universe.
The characters are diverse trees and magic-magic. Make planting trees as a culture and appreciate trees as living beings equally lived on this earth.

Kapok tree. 

The characteristics: 

Rod as straight barbed pole. Little green leaves. Opaque colored flowers, fragrant and beautiful. Seeds contain oil seeds such as silk and fur named with kapok. Seeds are green when young and brown skin after old cottonwoods
The great kapok oil used as an alternative fuel. The trick, cottonseed oil must pass through three processes, namely
-The process of making cotton seed oil
Oil-refining and transesterification process.
Oil is the end result can be directly used as a substitute for fuel oil.
Unfortunately there is no investor who glances.
Kapok fruit skins are also suitable materials used to make paper, soap and baking soda. Besides the potassium and ash in it to make rind fitting cotton used as fertilizer.
In many locations, cotton planted for reforestation, water conservation and to supply fuel wood for fencing as well. In addition, kapok leaves is also very good for ground fixing.
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DatePublished : April 03, 2014 at 15.23

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