Family Bombacaceae admin Plant Lists 17 November 2010 Bombax valetonii (Gr., bombux – silk) wild kapok, kekabu hutan Frequent in forest north of KL. Deciduous with thorny trunks & twigs; leaves palmate spiral, flowers Nov-Feb before new leaves; fruit large capsule full of down, used as kapok. To 45m. Durio malaccensis. Durio lowianus.