Cochlospermaceae

Cochlospermum vitifolium in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The Cochlospermaceae are a family of two genera and 20-25 species of trees and shrubs, included in the Bixaceae in the APG III system. The older APG II system treated this family as an optional segregate of Bixaceae.[1] They occur widely throughout the tropical regions of the world, but are curiously absent from Malaysia. Most species in this family are mesophytic or xerophytic, growing primarily in drier climates.

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  1. ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105–121, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x

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