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.

Species

Species include:
  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 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 Pilg. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
  9. Cochlospermum religiosum Alston - India, Sri Lanka, Western Himalayas, Myanmar; naturalized in Cambodia, Java, Bali, Peninsular Malaysia
  10. Cochlospermum tetraporum Hallier - Bolivia, northwestern Argentina
  11. Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier ex A.Rich. - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda
  12. Cochlospermum vitifolium 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

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