...Before World War II, Java and Sumatra were major producers, but after the war the production dropped drastically, and now only a few thousand tons are produced in Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, and other areas. It is often confused with the closely related Indian cotton plant (also called Bombax malabaricum DC.). In recent years, ornamental plants called Hong Kong kapok or simply kapok have been sold in Japan, but this is actually a different species, such as Schefflera octophylla , which belongs to the Araliaceae family. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Bombax malabaricum" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…第2次世界大戦前はジャワとスマトラが大産地であったが,戦後は激減し,インドネシア,カンボジア,フィリピンなどで数千tほど生産されている。なお,近縁のインドワタノキ(キワタともいう)Bombax malabaricum DC.としばしば混同される。また近年,日本でホンコンカポックまたは単にカポックと称して観葉植物が市販されているが,これはウコギ科のSchefflera octophyllaなどで別物である。… ※「Bombax malabaricum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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