Cochlospermum tinctorium
Also known as: Cochlospermum niloticum Oliv. +4 more
- Cochlospermum niloticum Oliv.
- Maximiliana nilotica (Oliv.) Kuntze
- Maximiliana tinctoria (Perr. ex A.Rich.) Kuntze
- Maximilianea nilotica (Oliv.) Kuntze
- Maximilianea tinctoria (Perr. ex A.Rich.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bixaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a sometimes tuberous subshrub.
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Cochlospermum tinctorium is a tuberous plant within the Bixaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda