Kapok - Ceiba pentandra

• Smooth trunk.
• Introduced by Dr. William Hillebrand in 1851.
• "Floss" called "kapok" is used in life preservers and other water safety equipment because of its buoyant wood.
• It can support 20 to 30 times its own weight in water.
• Still an important export product in Asia where the seeds in the pods are processed to obtain oil for soaps.

    ​Source: (Majesty I, 1982)