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===Food===
Bombax ceiba can be used in food. Young roots are roasted over fi re and eaten. Flower buds and fruits are cooked as vegetable, petals used in
preparation of jam<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
===Nutritional components===
Kutasalmali contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-A, C and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==Cultivation Details==
Seed - sown fresh, without pre-treatment, they have a high germination rate. Some reports suggest germination rates can be improved by pre-soaking the seeds for 12 hours prior to sowing<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Bombax ceiba is available through February to June<ref name="How to plant/cultivateForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Season to grow==
<ref name="Kind of soil needed">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Bombax+ceiba Kind of soil needed]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 234</ref>
<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.30, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS - ) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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