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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.^[4]

Some species of Cochlospermum (C. tinctorium) have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics.^[5]

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, 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

Individual of Cochlospermum tetraporum emerging over the canopy of the Chacoan thicket.
Cochlospermum fraseri flower.
Cochlospermum fraseri fruit.
Cochlospermum gillivraei
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

^ "IPNI: Cochlospermum". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ "IPNI: Cochlospermum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ Kunth, K.S. in von Humboldt, F.W.H.A., Bonpland, A.J.A. & Kunth, K.S. 1822. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum Edn. Quarto, 5(22): 297
^ ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 6: 230. JSTOR 4118651.