Cochlospermum religiosum
Cottontree, Silk Cottontree
Other regional names: Silk Cotton Tree
- Silk Cotton Tree
Also known as: Bombax congo Burm.f. +7 more
- Bombax congo Burm.f.
- Bombax gossypium L.
- Bombax grandiflorum Sonn.
- Bombax religiosum L.
- Cochlospermum balicum Boerl.
- Cochlospermum gossypium DC.
- Maximilianea gossypium (DC.) Kuntze
- Wittelsbachia gossypium Mart. & Zucc.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bixaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Cochlospermum religiosum (commonly known as Cottontree or Silk Cottontree) is a tree belonging to the Bixaceae family. Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cambodia, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago