Cochlospermum vitifolium
Silk Cottontree
Also known as: Bombax hibiscifolium Willd. ex Steud. +16 more
- Bombax hibiscifolium Willd. ex Steud.
- Bombax vitifolium Willd.
- Cochlospermum codinae Eichler
- Cochlospermum hibiscoides Kunth
- Cochlospermum hibiscoides var. dasycarpum Triana & Planch.
- Cochlospermum hibiscoides var. gymnocarpum Triana & Planch.
- Cochlospermum luetzeiburgii Pilg.
- Cochlospermum luetzelburgii Pilg.
- Cochlospermum serratifolium Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Cochlospermum triphyllum (S.F.Blake) Pittier
- Lachnocistus utilis Duchass. ex Linden & Planch.
- Maximiliana vitifolia Krug & Urb., 1892
- Maximilianea codinae (Eichler) Kuntze
- Maximilianea hibiscodes (Kunth) Kuntze
- Maximilianea hibiscoides (Kunth) Kuntze, 1891
- Maximilianea hibiscoides (Kunth) Millsp., 1895
- Maximilianea triphylla S.F.Blake
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bixaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Cochlospermum vitifolium (commonly known as Silk Cottontree) is a tree belonging to the Bixaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
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)
Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.