Cochlospermum fraseri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Bixaceae |
| Genus: | Cochlospermum |
| Species: | C. fraseri
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| Cochlospermum fraseri | |
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Cochlospermum fraseri is a tree in the family Bixaceae with common names cotton tree, kapok bush, and kapok tree.[2] It is native to North Western Australia (in Western Australia[3] and the Northern Territory[4]).
Taxonomy
French botanist Jules Émile Planchon described this species in 1847 from Melville Island off the north coast of Australia.[5]
Description
Cochlospermum fraseri is a deciduous[3] tree or shrub which can grow to 7 m tall.[4] It flowers from April to October[4] (March to August[3]), the inflorescence being a terminal panicle.[4] The flower is asymmetric, having five sepals in two whorls, with the outer two sepals being shorter than the inner three.[6] It has numerous stamens.[4] It fruits from June to March, with the fruit being a woody capsule having 3 to 5 valves.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the bioregions of Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gulf Fall and Uplands, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pine Creek, Victoria Bonaparte in the Northern Territory.[4], and the bioregions of Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte in Western Australia.[3]
Cochlospermum fraseri grows in in open eucalypt woodland on a variety of soils, including sands, gravelly soils, and heavy clay soils.[4]
Gallery
References
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 3 April 2016
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia
- ^ a b c d FloraBase, retrieved 3 April 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h 2018. NTflora factsheet: Cochlospermum fraseri. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Planchon, Jules Émile (1847). London Journal of Botany (in French). 6: 306–07 https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2926280.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Kerrigan, R.A. & Dixon, D.J. 2011. NTflora 'Flora of the Darwin Region, Vol 1, Bixaceae Retrieved 27 May 2018.