Cochlospermum
| Cochlospermum | |
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| Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Bixaceae |
| Genus: | Cochlospermum Kunth[1][2][3] |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Cochlospermum is a genus of trees in the Bixaceae family; some classifications place this genus in the family Cochlospermaceae. It is native to tropical regions of the world, particularly Latin America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australia.[4]
Some species of Cochlospermum (C. tinctorium) have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics.[5]
Species
[edit]Species include:[4]
- Cochlospermum adjanyae Goyder & A.Gomes - Angola[6]
- Cochlospermum angolense Welw. ex Oliv. - Angola, Zaïre
- Cochlospermum arafuricum Cowie & R.A.Kerrigan - Northern Territory, Australia
- Cochlospermum fraseri Planch. - Western Australia, Northern Territory
- Cochlospermum gillivraei Benth. - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea
- Cochlospermum gonzalezii (Sprague & L.Riley) Byng & Christenh. - western Mexico and Arizona, USA
- Cochlospermum intermedium Mildbr. - Central African Republic
- Cochlospermum macnamarae Hislop, K.R.Thiele & Brassington - Western Australia
- Cochlospermum malvifolium (A.Gray) Byng & Christenh. - northeastern Mexico
- Cochlospermum noldei Poppend. - Angola
- Cochlospermum orinocense (Kunth) Steud. - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru
- Cochlospermum palmatifidum (DC.) Byng & Christenh. - Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, USA (Arizona, New Mexico)
- Cochlospermum planchonii Hook.f. ex Planch. - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Sudan
- Cochlospermum regium (Schrank) Pilg. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
- Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston - India, Sri Lanka, Western Himalayas, Myanmar; naturalized in Cambodia, Java, Bali, Peninsular Malaysia
- Cochlospermum tetraporum Hallier f. - Bolivia, Paraguay, northwestern Argentina
- Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier ex A.Rich. - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda
- Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng. - Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil; naturalized in Trinidad, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bahamas
- Cochlospermum wittei Robyns - Zaïre
- Cochlospermum wrightii (A.Gray) Byng & Christenh. - Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, and Texas, USA
Gallery
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Individual of Cochlospermum tetraporum emerging over the canopy of the Chacoan thicket.
Cochlospermum fraseri flower.
Cochlospermum fraseri fruit.
Cochlospermum religiosum flowers in Kolkata
Cochlospermum religiosum flowers in Kolkata
Cochlospermum religiosum flowering tree in Kolkata
Cochlospermum religiosum flowering canopy in Kolkata
Cochlospermum planchonii flower
Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Fallen flowers Cochlospermum fraseri
flowers & fruit Cochlospermum fraseri
Cochlospermum fraseri deciduous when flowering
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References
[edit]- ↑ "IPNI: Cochlospermum". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "IPNI: Cochlospermum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Kunth, K.S. in von Humboldt, F.W.H.A., Bonpland, A.J.A. & Kunth, K.S. 1822. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum Edn. Quarto, 5(22): 297
- 1 2 3 "Cochlospermum Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ↑ Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 6 (6). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: 230. doi:10.2307/4118651. JSTOR 4118651.
- ↑ "Cochlospermum adjanyae Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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