The opening for my novel Shelter in a Hostile World draws from ancient belief systems found in West Africa. It centers around the kapok tree, otherwise known as the silk cotton tree or jumbie tree…

The kapok tree is found throughout the Neotropics, from southern Mexico to the southern Amazon and even in parts of West Africa.

This is one of the Heritage tree in Singapore Botanic Gardens, the Kapok tree. According to the information board, this tree loves the sun and is fast growing. In the past, people made used of thi…

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The silk cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously separated in the family Bombacaceae), It is known for the cotton like fibres produced by its seed pods. It features in obeah and other African based superstition and religious.

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