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East African bombax
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Wild kapok tree
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Rhodognaphalon
Species:
schumannianum
Synonyms
  • Bombax rhodognaphalon K.Schum. ex Engl.
  • Bombax mossambicense A.Rob.
  • Bombax rhodognaphalon var. tomentosum Robyns
  • Bombax stolzii Ulbr.
  • Rhodognaphalon mossambicense (A.Robyns) A.Robyns
  • Rhodognaphalon stolzii (Ulbr.) A.Rob.
  • Rhodognaphalon tanganyikense A.Rob.

Rhodognaphalon schumannianum, 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.

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