木棉

Bombax buonopozense，錦葵科中的一棵樹，通常稱為黃金海岸Bombax或紅花絲棉樹。 It is a large tropic tree growing to 40 metres (130 feet) in height with large buttress roots that can spread 6 metres (20 feet).它是一棵高大的熱帶樹木，高至5米（9英尺），帶有可撐開15米（25英尺）的大型支柱根。 The branches are arranged in whorls.樹枝成螺旋狀排列。 The leaves are compound and have XNUMX to XNUMX leaflets and XNUMX to XNUMX secondary veins.The bark is covered in large, conical spines, particularly when young, but shedding them with age to some degree.葉子是複合的，有XNUMX至XNUMX張小葉和XNUMX至XNUMX條次要脈。樹皮被大而圓錐形的刺覆蓋，特別是在幼時，但隨著年齡的增長而脫落。 
Many parts of the plant are utilised for medicinal purposes, as food, as a source of clothing fibre, as a building material, and as a dyestuff.植物的許多部分被用於醫藥目的，用作食物，用作衣服纖維的來源，用作建築材料以及用作染料。 In Ghana, where it is native,the bark is burnt to make a smoke that is believed to charm away evil spirits called alizini in Dagbani.在加納的本地，樹皮被燃燒成煙，據信可以消滅達格巴尼（Dagbani）稱為alizini的惡魔。 The abundant thorns appear on the bark are burnt and the generating charcoal is mixed with butter to treat swelling.The leaves are common as forage for domestic animals.將樹皮上出現的大量刺刺燒掉，將生成的木炭與黃油混合以治療腫脹。葉子通常用作家畜的飼料。 Dried gum produced from the tree is used as an incense.The fruits are eaten by animals such as the water chevrotain.從樹上產生的干膠用作香，水果被諸如水紋雪茄之類的動物食用。