Cochlospermum

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Cochlospermaceae
Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Cochlospermum

Species

Several, including:
Cochlospermum gillivraei
Cochlospermum gregorii
Cochlospermum insigne
Cochlospermum orinocense
Cochlospermum religiosum - Silk-Cotton Tree
Cochlospermum regium - Yellow Cotton Tree
Cochlospermum vitifolium

Cochlospermum is a genus of trees in the Cochlospermaceae family; many classifications place this genus in the family Bixaceae.

Individual of Cochlospermum tetraporum emerging over the canopy of the Chacoan thicket