The origin of kapok nickname:
1, Hero Flower:
Because it is red but not kitsch, its thick trunk, indomitable posture and heroic grandeur, the color of flowers is as red as the backbone of a strong man and as red as the blood of a hero.
2. Beacon: Originated from Zhao Tuo, King of South Vietnam. He was named after a tree full of red flowers.
3. Gubei: transliterated from Sanskrit Karpassa;
4. Jibei originated from the transliteration of Southeast Asian dialect Ceiba, which originally meant Java kapok Ceiba Pentandra, and was confused because of its similar appearance;
5. Qiongzhi: This name refers to the trees that kapok grows on Hainan Island (Qiongzhi), hence the name.
Extended data:
Kapok introduction:
1, morphological characteristics:
Deciduous tree, up to 25 meters high, with gray bark, and the trunk of young trees usually has conical thick thorns; The branches spread flat. Palmately compound leaves with 5-7 leaflets, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 10- 16 cm long and 3.5-5.5 cm wide. The axils of the top leaves of solitary branches of flowers are usually red, sometimes orange-red, and the diameter is about 10 cm.
Capsule oblong, blunt, long10-15cm, 4.5-5cm thick, densely covered with gray villous and stellate villous. The flowering period is from March to April, and the fruit is ripe in summer. ? In dry and hot areas, flowers bloom first; However, under the climatic conditions of monsoon forest or rainforest, flowers and leaves coexist, such as Xishuangbanna.
2. Function:
Flowers can be eaten as vegetables, and medicine can clear away heat and dampness, which can cure bacillary dysentery, enteritis and stomachache; Root bark can dispel wind and remove dampness, and treat traumatic injury; Bark is a tonic and also used to treat dysentery and menorrhagia; Lupeol and mangiferin contained in leaves have anti-angiogenesis and anti-oxidation effects respectively.
3. Flower language:
The flower language of kapok is to cherish the people around you, cherish the happiness in front of you, and don't regret it after you lose it, it will be too late.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Kapok (Malvaceae)