{{Short description|Genus of trees}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Cochlospermum-vitifolium.jpg | image_caption = ''Cochlospermum vitifolium'' in Guanacaste, Costa Rica | taxon = Cochlospermum | authority = Kunth<ref name=ipni/><ref name=apni/><ref name=kunth/> | synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO-genus/> | synonyms = *''Amoreuxia'' <small>Moc. & Sessé ex DC.</small> *''Azeredia'' <small>Arruda ex Allemão</small> *''Euryanthe'' <small>Cham. & Schltdl.</small> *''Maximilianea'' <small>Mart. ex Schrank</small> *''Wittelsbachia'' <small>Mart. & Zucc.</small> }}
'''''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.<ref name=POWO-genus>{{cite taxon|powo|genus=Cochlospermum |authority=Kunth |id=331501-2 |access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>
Some species of ''Cochlospermum'' (''C. tinctorium'') have been used as a yellow dyestuff on leather products and fabrics.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Dalziel |first=J.M. |title=African Leather Dyes |journal=Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information |volume=6 |date=1926 |issue=6 |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |page=230 |doi=10.2307/4118651 |language=en |jstor=4118651 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
==Species== Species include:<ref name=POWO-genus/>
*''Cochlospermum adjanyae'' {{small|Goyder & A.Gomes}} - Angola<ref>{{cite taxon|powo|genus=Cochlospermum |species=adjanyae |authority=Kunth |id=77327147-1 |access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref><!-- note this species doesn't show up as accepted species on Cochlospermum page as its classification has an error, but can be found with the search --> *''Cochlospermum angolense'' {{small|Welw. ex Oliv.}} - Angola, Zaïre *''Cochlospermum arafuricum'' {{small|Cowie & R.A.Kerrigan}} - Northern Territory, Australia *''Cochlospermum fraseri'' {{small|Planch.}} - Western Australia, Northern Territory *''Cochlospermum gillivraei'' {{small|Benth.}} - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea *''Cochlospermum gonzalezii'' {{small|(Sprague & L.Riley) Byng & Christenh.}} - western Mexico and Arizona, USA *''Cochlospermum intermedium'' {{small|Mildbr.}} - Central African Republic *''Cochlospermum macnamarae'' {{small|Hislop, K.R.Thiele & Brassington}} - Western Australia *''Cochlospermum malvifolium'' {{small|(A.Gray) Byng & Christenh.}} - northeastern Mexico *''Cochlospermum noldei'' {{small|Poppend.}} - Angola *''Cochlospermum orinocense'' {{small|(Kunth) Steud.}} - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru *''Cochlospermum palmatifidum'' {{small|(DC.) Byng & Christenh.}} - Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, USA (Arizona, New Mexico) *''Cochlospermum planchonii'' {{small|Hook.f. ex Planch.}} - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Sudan *''Cochlospermum regium'' {{small|(Schrank) Pilg.}} - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay *''Cochlospermum religiosum'' {{small|(L.) Alston}} - India, Sri Lanka, Western Himalayas, Myanmar; naturalized in Cambodia, Java, Bali, Peninsular Malaysia *''Cochlospermum tetraporum'' {{small|Hallier f.}} - Bolivia, Paraguay, northwestern Argentina *''Cochlospermum tinctorium'' {{small|Perrier ex A.Rich.}} - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda *''Cochlospermum vitifolium'' {{small|(Willd.) Spreng.}} - Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil; naturalized in Trinidad, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bahamas *''Cochlospermum wittei'' {{small|Robyns}} - Zaïre *''Cochlospermum wrightii'' {{small|(A.Gray) Byng & Christenh.}} - Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, and Texas, USA
==Gallery== <gallery> Image:cochlospermum_tetraporum.JPG|Individual of ''Cochlospermum tetraporum'' emerging over the canopy of the Chacoan thicket. Image:Cochlospermum fraseri flower.jpg|''Cochlospermum fraseri'' flower. Image:Cochlospermum fraseri fruit.jpg |''Cochlospermum fraseri'' fruit. Image:Cochlospermum gillivraei.jpg|''Cochlospermum gillivraei'' Image:Yellow Silk Cotton (Cochlospermum religiosum) trunk in Kolkata W IMG 4248.jpg|''Cochlospermum religiosum'' trunk in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Image:Yellow Silk Cotton (Cochlospermum religiosum) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4246.jpg|''Cochlospermum religiosum'' flowers in Kolkata Image:Yellow Silk Cotton (Cochlospermum religiosum) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4244.jpg|''Cochlospermum religiosum'' flowers in Kolkata Image:Yellow Silk Cotton (Cochlospermum religiosum) flowering tree in Kolkata W IMG 4252.jpg|''Cochlospermum religiosum'' flowering tree in Kolkata Image:Yellow Silk Cotton (Cochlospermum religiosum) flowering canopy in Kolkata W IMG 4250.jpg|''Cochlospermum religiosum'' flowering canopy in Kolkata Image:Cochlospermum planchonii MS4163.JPG|''Cochlospermum planchonii'' flower Image:Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.JPG|''Cochlospermum vitifolium'' in Guanacaste, Costa Rica Image:Cochlospermum fraserii.JPG|Fallen flowers ''Cochlospermum fraseri'' Image:Kapok3839674626 48e20e6274 o.jpg|flowers & fruit ''Cochlospermum fraseri'' Image:KapokCochlospermumfraseri3841865187 6bceccbf9c o.jpg|''Cochlospermum fraseri'' deciduous when flowering </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=ipni>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=84775-3 |title=IPNI: ''Cochlospermum''|publisher=International Plant Names Index|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name=apni>{{cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/instance/apni/484560|title=IPNI: ''Cochlospermum''|publisher=Australian Plant Name Index|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name=kunth>Kunth, K.S. in von Humboldt, F.W.H.A., Bonpland, A.J.A. & Kunth, K.S. 1822. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum Edn. Quarto, 5(22): 297</ref> }}
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