✿Cochlospermaceae · Cochlospermum
Galgal / Yellow Silk-Cotton Tree
Cochlospermum religiosum
Also known as Golden Silk-Cotton Tree, Torchwood
TreeoutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cochlospermum religiosum
- Genus
- Cochlospermum
- Family
- Cochlospermaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, stony hills
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Galgal, galgal, katira
- Bengali
- Sonali simul, গলগল
- Tamil
- Kattupparutti, கோங்கம்
- Kannada
- ಅರಿಸಿನ ಬೂರುಗ Arasina buruga, ಕಾಡುಬೂರುಗ Kaadu booruga
- Malayalam
- Chempanni, ശീമപ്പഞ്ഞി, Cochlospermum religiosum
- Marathi
- गणेरी Ganeri, गणेर Ganer, सोनसावर Sonsawar, सोनसावर
About Galgal
Yellow Silk-cotton Tree (Cochlospermum religiosum) is a tree belonging to the Cochlospermaceae family (Cochlospermum Family). It is typically found in moist and dry deciduous forests, stony hills. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-August. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Cochlospermaceae
Cochlospermum Family
Galgal belongs to the Cochlospermaceae family.
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