Kapok

Cassia Leptophylla

About Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla

Kapok

Cassia Leptophylla

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Tree

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia

Brazil

1.4 Types

Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

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1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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1,300.00 cm

Rank: 32 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,830.00 cm

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1,200.00 cm

Rank: 17 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange Red

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available, White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

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5.12 Allergy

Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Shady Tree, Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ceiba pentandra

Cassia leptophylla

7.2 Common Name

Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree

gold medallion tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली

gold medallion tree

7.2.2 In German

Kapok baum

gold medallion tree

7.2.3 In French

Fromager

gold medallion tree

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceiba

árbol medallón de oro

7.2.5 In Greek

Ceiba

χρυσό δέντρο μετάλλιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mafumeira

árvore medalhão de ouro

7.2.7 In Polish

Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy

Drzewo Medalion złota

7.2.8 In Latin

Ceiba

aureus arbore

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Cassia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla

Wondering what are the properties of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla? We provide you with everything About Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla. Kapok has thorns and Cassia Leptophylla doesn't have thorns. Also Kapok does not have fragrant flowers. Kapok has allergic reactions like Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing and Cassia Leptophylla has allergic reactions like Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla

Season and care of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla is important to know. While considering everything about Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kapok season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Cassia Leptophylla season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Kapok is Loam, Sand and for Cassia Leptophylla is Loam while the PH of soil for Kapok is Acidic, Neutral and for Cassia Leptophylla is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla Physical Information

Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla physical information is very important for comparison. Kapok height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,830.00 cm whereas Cassia Leptophylla height is 1,300.00 cm and width 1,200.00 cm. The color specification of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla are as follows:

Kapok flower color: Red and Orange Red
Kapok leaf color: Green
Cassia Leptophylla flower color: Yellow
Cassia Leptophylla leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla

Care of Kapok and Cassia Leptophylla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kapok pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches and Cassia Leptophylla pruning is done Requires very little pruning. In summer Kapok needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cassia Leptophylla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.