Malabulak PRODUCT NAME
Bombox ceiba Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Malabulak |
| Local Name: | Bobor, Taroktok (Iloko); (Bubui-gubat (Rizal, Mindoro); Malabulak (Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Manila, Rizal, Laguna). |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
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| Product Description: | A very large tree, leafless in the dry season. The trunk is covered with pyramidal spines. The leave are palmately compound with 5-7 leaflets, which are smooth, oval, pointed at both ends, and from 10-20cm in length. The flowers are 8-10cm long, red, and appear while the tree is leafless. The capsules are about 15cm long. The seeds are surrounded by silky hairs which are similar to kapok from Ceiba pentandra, but whiter. The bast is colored orange buff |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is found at low altitudes throughout the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast seeds |
| Uses: | Fiber used for making rope Silky hairs from the seed is used for stuffing pillows |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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