Cochlospermum is a genus of trees in the Bixaceae family; some classifications place this genus in the family Cochlospermaceae. It is native to tropical regions of the world, particularly Latin America, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and Australia. Species Species include: Cochlospermum angolense Welw. ex Oliv. - Angola, Zaïre Cochlospermum fraseri Planch. - Western Australia, Northern Territory Cochlospermum gillivraei Benth. - Northern Territory, Queensland, Papua New Guinea Cochlospermum intermedium Mildbr - Central African Republic Cochlospermum noldei Poppend. - Angola Cochlospermum orinocense (Kunth) Steud. - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru Cochlospermum planchonii Hook.f. ex Planch. - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Sudan Cochlospermum regium (Schrank) Pilg. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston - India, Sri Lanka, Western Himalayas, Myanmar; naturalized in Cambodia, Java, Bali, Peninsular Malaysia Cochlospermum tetraporum Hallier - Bolivia, Paraguay, northwestern Argentina Cochlospermum tinctorium Perrier ex A.Rich. - tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Uganda Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng. - Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil; naturalized in Trinidad, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bahamas Cochlospermum wittei Robyns - Zaïre Gallery References Malvales genera