Cochlospermum

Cochlospermum
	Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Bixaceae
Genus:	Cochlospermum; Kunth
Synonyms
	Amoreuxia Moc. & Sessé ex DC.; Azeredia Arruda ex Allemão; Euryanthe Cham. & Schltdl.; Maximilianea Mart. ex Schrank; Wittelsbachia Mart. & Zucc.;

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.

Some species of Cochlospermum (C. tinctorium) have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics.

Species

Species include:

Cochlospermum adjanyae Goyder & A.Gomes - Angola
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

Individual of Cochlospermum tetraporum emerging over the canopy of the Chacoan thicket.
Cochlospermum fraseri flower.
Cochlospermum fraseri fruit.
Cochlospermum gillivraei
Cochlospermum religiosum trunk in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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

References

↑ "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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[ipni-1] "IPNI: Cochlospermum". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[apni-2] "IPNI: Cochlospermum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[kunth-3] 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

[POWO-genus-4] 1 2 3 "Cochlospermum Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[5] Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 6 (6). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: 230. doi:10.2307/4118651. JSTOR 4118651.

[6] "Cochlospermum adjanyae Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2024.