Cochlospermum
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.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Buttercup Tree
speciesCochlospermum vitifolium
Yellow Kapok
speciesCochlospermum gillivraei
Yellow Kapok
speciesCochlospermum fraseri
Wright's Yellowshow
speciesCochlospermum wrightii
Gbehutu
speciesCochlospermum planchonii
Cochlospermum tinctorium
speciesCochlospermum tinctorium
Mexican Yellowshow
speciesCochlospermum palmatifidum
Cochlospermum religiosum
speciesCochlospermum religiosum
Cochlospermum regium
speciesCochlospermum regium
Cochlospermum orinocense
speciesCochlospermum orinocense
Santa Rita Mountain Yellowshow
speciesCochlospermum gonzalezii
Cochlospermum tetraporum
speciesCochlospermum tetraporum
Cochlospermum malvifolium
speciesCochlospermum malvifolium
Cochlospermum angolense
speciesCochlospermum angolense
Cochlospermum macnamarae
speciesCochlospermum macnamarae
Cochlospermum adjanyae
speciesCochlospermum adjanyae
Cochlospermum wittei
speciesCochlospermum wittei
Cochlospermum noldei
speciesCochlospermum noldei
Cochlospermum intermedium
speciesCochlospermum intermedium
Cochlospermum arafuricum
speciesCochlospermum arafuricum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 132131.