Bombax is a genus of mainly tropical trees in the mallow family. They are native to western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, as well as subtropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia. Distinguish from the genus Ceiba which has whiter flowers.
Common names for the genus include silk cotton tree, simal, red cotton tree, kapok, and simply bombax. In Chinese they are known as Mumian (Chinese: 木棉; pinyin: mùmián), meaning "tree cotton". Currently four species are recognised, although many plants have been placed in the genus that were later moved.
The genus is best known for the species B. ceiba, which is widely cultivated throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. It is native to southern and eastern Asia and northern Australia.
Bombax species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix crateracma which feeds exclusively on Bombax ceiba.
The tree appears on the flag of Equatorial Guinea.
‘Kicked to the curb, what a good place to be
Read Luke 17’
The Seventeen sounds really good to me
But I leave Luke be
They tell me God hates me
Above all sinners who sin
If they think they can change me
They might as well begin
Let’s spread the power every hour (killing the killer)
I’m so sick of it all (one less crazy nut to worry about)
They forgive you murder and rape
But when you kiss your friend
And really tightly hold her hand
They just can’t understand
They stand there waving flags
When someone has died
They’re supposed to love their neighbour
I must have missed the disclaimer
Let’s spread the power every hour (killing the killer)