Biology:Cochlospermum
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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.[1]
Some species of Cochlospermum (C. tinctorium) have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics.[2]
Species
Species include:[1]
- Cochlospermum adjanyae Goyder & A.Gomes - Angola[3]
- 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. -
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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
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cochlospermum Kunth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331501-2.
- ↑ Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes" (in en). Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 6 (6): 230. doi:10.2307/4118651.
- ↑ "Cochlospermum adjanyae Kunth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77327147-1.
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