Talk:kapok tree

This may actually be Ceiba pentandra, not Bombax costatum.--A12n (talk) 01:54, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Calotropis??
Seriously doubt C. procera is called kapok. What is the source?--A12n (talk) 19:49, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

RFV discussion: October–November 2017
Rfv-sense: Calotropis procera, a shrub with white and purple flowers, native to Asia and North Africa, but considered invasive in other places

Previously tagged, not listed here. - Amgine/t &middot; e 04:38, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Apparently, the fiber of Calotropis procera is sometimes called kapok fiber, though it is a substitute often considered inferior to "true" kapok fiber, from Ceiba pentandra. I also found mentions of king's crown kapok as a name used in Australia for the plant.
 * I have yet to find kapok tree used for Calotropis procera. DCDuring (talk) 03:39, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I found one mention (but it is clearly a mention rather than a use), but mostly I find cites that say Calotropis procera is "similar to" the kapok tree. Kiwima (talk) 01:55, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 23:48, 13 November 2017 (UTC)