Biology:Cochlospermum regium
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Cochlospermum regium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Bixaceae |
Genus: | Cochlospermum |
Species: | C. regium
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Binomial name | |
Cochlospermum regium (Mart. ex Schrank) Pilg.
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Cochlospermum regium, also known as yellow cotton tree (Portuguese: Algodao do cerrado; Thai: สุพรรณิการ์, RTGS: suphannika), is a flowering plant that has its origins in the Cerrado tropical savanna of South America (Bolivia, Brazil , Paraguay),[1] but now it is also common in Southeast Asia.
Cochlospermum regium is a small tree. Its yellow and bright flowers have antioxidant properties.[2] In Thailand it is the provincial flower of Nakhon Nayok, Sara Buri, Buri Ram, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani Provinces.[3]
See also
- List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4926081 entry
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