Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston

 
  • Family : COCHLOSPERMACEAE
    (BIXA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Bixaceae
  • Species : Cochlospermum religiosum
  • Basionym : Bombax religiosum L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston
  • Common name : Yellow Silk-Cotton Tree, Golden Silk-Cotton Tree, Buttercup Tree
  • Vernacular name : Galgal, Pilikapaas, Gajarakumbi (Hin.); Arishina boorgay (Kan.); Thanukku (Tam.); Kondagogu, Kongu, Adaviburuga (Tel.); Kapasia, Pithalu, Konta palaso, Ganiari (Ori.); Girisalmalika, Silakarpasika (San.)
  • Key identification features : A small deciduous tree. Leaves are large and palmately lobed. Flowers which appear after leaf fall are large (6-8 cm across), in terminal branched inflorescence, golden-yellow in colour. Fruit is large and pear-shaped. Seeds are numerous and covered with woolly hairs. Bark is smooth, ash-coloured, fibrous, furrowed and contains gum.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-August
  • Comments : Common in dry deciduous forests in rocky areas. Gum is sweetish, cooling, sedative and useful in cough. (Franklin & Murthy, 2013)
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cochlospermum religiosum. Downloaded on 1 July 2024.

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