Cochlospermum regium
Cochlospermum regium | |
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Cochlospermum regium flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Bixaceae |
Genus: | Cochlospermum |
Species: | C. regium |
Binomial name | |
Cochlospermum regium (Mart. ex Schrank) Pilg. | |
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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 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]
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