Yellow Silk-cotton Tree
Cochlospermum religiosum
Also known as Golden Silk-cotton Tree, Torchwood
About Yellow Silk-cotton Tree
Cochlospermum religiosum is a flowering plant from the tropical region of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is a small tree growing to a height of 7.5 m (25 ft) usually found in dry deciduous forests. The name religiosum derives from the fact that the flowers are used as temple offerings. It is also known as silk-cotton tree because the capsules containing the seeds have a fluffy cotton-like substance similar to kapok. Another common name is buttercup tree because its yellow and bright flowers look like large-sized buttercups. In Theravada Buddhism, this plant is said to have been used as the tree for achieving enlightenment, or Bodhi, by the nineteenth Buddha, who was named "Siddhaththa" (Sinhala script: "සිද්ධත්ථ").
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cochlospermum religiosum
- Genus
- Cochlospermum
- Family
- COCHLOSPERMACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, stony hills
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
- 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
Cochlospermaceae
Cochlospermum Family
Yellow Silk-cotton Tree belongs to the Cochlospermaceae family.
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