Cochlospermum vitifolium
About
Cochlospermum vitifolium or rosa amarilla is a tree belonging to the family Bixaceae. It reaches up to 12 metres (40 ft) in height and its leaves are deciduous. Its flowers are showy, yellow, solitary, and large, up to 10 centimetres (4 in) across. They resemble roses but do not belong to the same family. It inhabits the dry jungles of southern Mexico to Central America from sea level to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) elevation. Its wood produces a yellow-orange dye used for dyeing cotton clothes.
- Family
- Cochlospermaceae
How to use it
The wood of Cochlospermum vitifolium is used to produce a yellow-orange dye, making it valuable in textile dyeing. This practical use highlights the tree's significance beyond its beauty, connecting it to traditional crafting and cultural practices.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cochlospermum vitifolium
- Slug
- cochlospermum-vitifolium
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cochlospermaceae
- Genus
- Cochlospermum
- Species
- vitifolium
- Wikidata QID
- Q1018056
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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