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.[4]

Cochlospermum
Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Cochlospermum
Kunth[1][2][3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Maximilianea Mart. ex Schrank
  • Wittelsbachia Mart. & Zucc.
  • Azeredia Arruda ex Allemão

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

Species

Species include:[4]

  1. Cochlospermum angolense Welw. ex Oliv. - Angola, Zaïre
  2. Cochlospermum fraseri Planch. - Western Australia, Northern Territory
  3. Cochlospermum gillivraei Benth. - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea
  4. Cochlospermum intermedium Mildbr - Central African Republic
  5. Cochlospermum noldei Poppend. - Angola
  6. Cochlospermum orinocense (Kunth) Steud. - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru
  7. Cochlospermum planchonii Hook.f. ex Planch. - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Sudan
  8. Cochlospermum regium (Schrank) Pilg. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
  9. Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston - India, Sri Lanka, Western Himalayas, Myanmar; naturalized in Cambodia, Java, Bali, Peninsular Malaysia
  10. Cochlospermum tetraporum Hallier - Bolivia, Paraguay, northwestern Argentina
  11. Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier ex A.Rich. - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda
  12. Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng. - Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil; naturalized in Trinidad, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bahamas
  13. Cochlospermum wittei Robyns - Zaïre

References
  1. "IPNI: Cochlospermum". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "IPNI: Cochlospermum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. 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
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Dalziel, J.M. (1926). "African Leather Dyes". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 6: 230. JSTOR 4118651.
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