Cochlospermum Explained
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.[1]
Some species of Cochlospermum (C. tinctorium) have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics.[2]
Species
Species include:[1]
- Cochlospermum adjanyae - Angola[3]
- Cochlospermum angolense - Angola, Zaïre
- Cochlospermum arafuricum - Northern Territory, Australia
- Cochlospermum fraseri - Western Australia, Northern Territory
- Cochlospermum gillivraei - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea
- Cochlospermum gonzalezii - western Mexico and Arizona, USA
- Cochlospermum intermedium - Central African Republic
- Cochlospermum macnamarae - Western Australia
- Cochlospermum malvifolium - northeastern Mexico
- Cochlospermum noldei - Angola
- Cochlospermum orinocense - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru
- Cochlospermum palmatifidum - Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, USA (Arizona, New Mexico)
- Cochlospermum planchonii - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Sudan
- Cochlospermum regium - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
- Cochlospermum religiosum - India, Sri Lanka, Western Himalayas, Myanmar; naturalized in Cambodia, Java, Bali, Peninsular Malaysia
- Cochlospermum tetraporum - Bolivia, Paraguay, northwestern Argentina
- Cochlospermum tinctorium - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda
- Cochlospermum vitifolium - Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil; naturalized in Trinidad, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bahamas
- Cochlospermum wittei - Zaïre
- Cochlospermum wrightii - Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, and Texas, USA
Notes and References
- Cochlospermum . Kunth . 331501-2 . 3 August 2024.
- Dalziel . J.M. . African Leather Dyes . Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information . 6 . 1926 . 6 . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 230 . 10.2307/4118651 . en . 4118651 .
- Cochlospermum . adjanyae . Kunth . 77327147-1 . 3 August 2024.
