提起木棉,您可能立刻会想到那开花火红火红的大乔木。然而非洲木棉虽也沾“木棉”二字,却与之亳无瓜葛,二者既不同科也不同属。非洲木棉属于多肉类灌木,常用于园林绿地中;因具有良好的耐阴性和优美的形态,作为室内盆栽也非常好。原产非洲南部。肉质茎,叶对生,长椭圆形,叶长6～10厘米,宽4～6厘米,先端渐尖,在漳州地区,成年树每年6～8月开花,未见结果,花黄色,微香,花冠基部膨大呈漏斗状,花长6～8厘米。 Pick up kapok, you may immediately think of that flowering fiery big tree. However, although African kapok sticks with the word “kapok”, it has nothing to do with it. Both are not the same or different genus. African kapok is a multi-meat shrub, commonly used in landscaping; because of its good resistance to negative and beautiful shape, as a houseplant is also very good. Native South Africa. Succulent stems, leaves opposite, oblong, leaves 6 to 10 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, apex acuminate, in Zhangzhou area, adult trees flowering from June to August each year, no results, yellow flowers, Corolla basally inflated funnel-shaped, flowers 6 to 8 cm long.