Cochlospermum vitifolium

Cochlospermum vitifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Cochlospermum
Species:
C. vitifolium
Binomial name
Cochlospermum vitifolium
(Willd.) Spreng.
Synonyms
  • 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 DC.
  • Cochlospermum triphyllum (S.F.Blake) Pittier
  • Mahurea speciosa Choisy
  • Maximilianea codinae (Eichler) Kuntze
  • Maximilianea hibiscodes (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Maximilianea triphylla S.F.Blake
  • Maximilianea vitifolia (Willd.) Krug & Urb.
  • Wittelsbachia vitifolia (Willd.) Mart. & Zucc.
  • Wittelsbachia vitifolia (Willd.) Mart. in Mart. & Zucc.

Cochlospermum vitifolium or rosa amarilla is a tree belonging to the family Bixaceae. It reaches up to 12 metres (40 ft) in height and its leaves are deciduous. Its flowers are showy, yellow, solitary, and large, up to 10 centimetres (4 in) across. They resemble roses but do not belong to the same family. It inhabits the dry jungles of southern Mexico to Central America from sea level to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) elevation.[2] Its wood produces a yellow-orange dye used for dyeing cotton clothes.

Detail of flower and fruit.
Detail of the leaves.
Photo taken in the Tumbesian Dry Forest.
Detail of flower.
  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cochlospermum vitifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T126106703A149004874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T126106703A149004874.en. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  2. ^ "Cochlospermum vitifolium" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-27.