Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston

كوكلوسبرما

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000116
Common name: كوكلوسبرما
English name: Silk cotton tree, Butter
Arabic name: كوكلوسبرما
Native: India, Burma and Thailand
Country: Burma India Thailand
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous tree to 7- 10 m high, leaves palmate, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, flowers yellow fruits like a capsule, seeds embedded in white cotton  

Ornamental tree. used as medicine for various purposes. The plant is used locally for the its gum. Considered a sacred tree in its native range, it is often cultivated near temples where the flowers are used as temple offerings

Cochlospermum balicum  Boerl

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Texture: Moist acidic
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds and cuttings
Flowering time: Late winter, Early spring
Zone: 10 : 10
pH range: 6.1-7.8
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Acid Alkaline
Located in: Herbarium Yard

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