Question

Red silk cotton is obtained from
A. Salmalia malabarica
B. Cochlospermum
C. Calotropis gigantea
D. Calotropis procera

Answer 1

Hint:- Salmalia malabarica or Bombax ceiba, as different trees of the family Bombax, is ordinarily known as cotton tree. All the more explicitly, it is in some cases known as red silk-cotton, red cotton tree. This Asian tropical tree has a straight tall tree and its leaves are deciduous in winter. Red blossoms with 5 petals show up in the spring before the new foliage. It creates a container, which, when ready, contains white filaments like cotton.

Complete Answer:-
Red silk cotton tree is an imposing, tall deciduous tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to a height of 25 meters or more. The straight, cylindrical bole is usually very spiny on young trees; it has prominent buttresses and can be 80cm in diameter and free of branches for 20 meters or more. A multi-purpose tree, it is mainly gathered from the wild for its useful fibers, edible flowers, medicinal and many other uses, though it has also sometimes been cultivated.
It is an excellent choice as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland or for establishing woodland gardens. It is often grown as an ornamental, where it is particularly valued for its mass of short-lived but sweetly scented flowers that are produced when the tree is leafless and attract pollinating birds, squirrels and bees like a magnet.

Note:- Flowers of this tree can be cooked. They are highly valued as a curry vegetable. The flower buds and the calyx of not fully opened flowers are eaten cooked as a vegetable. Young leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable. Ripe seeds are eaten roasted. Oil can be obtained from the seed of Salmalia malabarica.