Cochlospermum
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| Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Bixaceae |
| Genus: | Cochlospermum Kunth[1][2][3] |
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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]
Species
Species include:[4]
- Cochlospermum angolense Welw. ex Oliv. - Angola, Zaïre
- Cochlospermum fraseri Planch. - Western Australia, Northern Territory
- Cochlospermum gillivraei Benth. - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea
- Cochlospermum intermedium Mildbr - Central African Republic
- Cochlospermum noldei Poppend. - Angola
- Cochlospermum orinocense (Kunth) Steud. - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru
- 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 - Bolivia, 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
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 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
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References
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kunthwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
External links
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