Cochlospermum regium

Cochlospermum regium, also known as yellow cotton tree (Portuguese: Algodao do cerrado; Thai: สุพรรณิการ์, RTGS: suphannika), is a flowering plant that has its origins in the Cerrado tropical savanna of South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay),[1] but now it is also common in Southeast Asia.

Cochlospermum regium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Cochlospermum
Species:
C. regium
Binomial name
Cochlospermum regium
(Mart. ex Schrank) Pilg.
Synonyms[1]
  • Maximilianea regia Schrank
  • Wittelsbachia insignis Mart. & Zucc.
  • Cochlospermum insigne A.St.-Hil.
  • Azeredia pernambucana Arruda ex Allemão
  • Maximilianea longirostrata Barb.Rodr.
  • Amoreuxia unipora Tiegh.
  • Cochlospermum trilobum Standl.

Cochlospermum regium is a small tree. Its yellow and bright flowers have antioxidant properties.[2] In Thailand it is the provincial flower of Nakhon Nayok, Sara Buri, Buri Ram, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani Provinces.[3]

Cochlospermum regium flower with praying mantis, in Laos

See also

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Antioxidant and Anti-inflammation Activities of Six Flowers in Nakhon-nayok Province Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. About Buriram Archived 2011-10-11 at Archive.today


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