Katunbom
USO:
ENGLISH:
This is a large tree. At the " Hofi Pastor " you can see one that is
USE:
( Ceiba pentandra Gaertn )
Den " Hofi Pastor " tin unu mas haltu ku 30 meter, ademas e tin
500 anja. Ta palu grandi so por jega edad-nan haltu.
Tin sierto tipo di palu-nan ( Oak tree ) ku por pasa 1000 anja.
E "Katunbom" ta flora den kuminsamentu di anja januari / maart.
E ta saka flor-nan kolor roos na troshi.
Despues ku su fruta ( pon-pon ) seka e ta saka hopi katuna fini ku
ta bula bai. Algu masha remarkabel di e palu aki ta su stam.
Parti di su rais ta sali riba tera i forma huntu ku e stam un bista otro.
Antes tabata traha kusinchi ku e katuna.
Ora un herida no kier kura, laba e herida ku e blachi-nan.
E blachinan ta hopi bon kontra dolor di wesu.
over 30 meters high and about 500 years old.
Only certain type of ( big ) trees can reach these ages.
Some Oak trees can reach over 1000 years.
The " Katunbom " flowers in the month january to march.
The flowers are clusters in pink colour.
When the fruits gets ripe and dry-out it will shoot cotton all over.
The seeds are contained in these cotton.
A remarkable feature of this tree is the bark.
Part of the root that always comes out, will be part of a magnificent bark.
In the past they use the cotton as filling for pillows.
If a wound takes too long to heal, wash this with the leaves.
The leaves are also very good medicine against bone and joint pain.
Nature in picture