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Buttercup treeCochlospermum religiosum

Information sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlospermum_religiosum

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Buttercup%20Tree.html

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/71054/

http://www.floracafe.com/Search_PhotoDetails.aspx?Photo=Top&Id=3276&show=Medicinal

Photography Locations

Rashtrapati Nilayam

http://www.wellgrowhorti.com/page/landscapeplants/Trees/Tree%20List%20C.htm

http://mybotanicalspace.blogspot.in/2009/06/cochlospermum-religiosum-buttercup-tree.html



Native: India, Burma and

Thailand

Family: Bixaceae

Height: 7.5m

Leaf shape: Palmately

lobed

Deciduous & small tree

OrnamentalFlowers of the Buttercup tree are the most conspicuous part of the tree


Other Common Name: Yellow slik

cotton tree, Golden silk cotton

tree

Hindi: Galgal

Tamil: Kattupparutti

Malayalam: Cempanni

Kannada: Arasina buruga

Telugu: Konda gogu

Bengali: Sonali simul

Marathi: Ganeri गणेरीSynonyms: Bombax gossypium, Cochlospermum gossypium, Maximilianea gossypium



Cochlospermum (koh-kloh-SPERM-um) religiosum (re-lij-ee-OH-sum)

Meaning of the botanical name

Cochlospermum because the seed resembles a snail

Religiosum because the flowers are used as temple offerings



The flower is highlighted in

one of the telugu rhymes

which conveys that flowers

will be on the top of the

branches where moon only

can pluck the flowers by

climbing on a mountain

“Chandamama raave, jabilli

raave

Kondekki raave, GOGU poolu

theve”

Folklore

Buttercup treeCochlospermum

religiosum


Bark is smooth and pale grey, sparsely clothed with leaves and sheds them at the height of the flowering season



Leaves appear at the tips of the branches and are palmately lobed


© Confederation of Indian IndustryFlowering season is between February and April, particularly after the leaves are shed

Flowers are large, growing up to about 10 cm, buttercup shaped and bright yellow with orange stamens



Fruits are brown and oval shaped. They come in the form of a capsule made up of five segments


© Confederation of Indian IndustrySilky cotton is said to induce sleep when stuffed into pillows

Capsule splits open to release the seeds which are embedded in the silky cotton contained within



The gum

extracted from

bark is used in

the treatment of

Cough

Sedative and

Cooling effect

Medicinal Uses



Gum is used for

Book binding

Calico printing

Cosmetic industry

Cigar paste

Seed oil is used in

soap making

Seed cake is used

as Manure and

cattle feed

Uses


religiosum


Floss covering seed

is used for Stuffing

in

Pillows

Mattresses

Cushions

Life belts

Wood is used as

Fuel wood

Uses


religiosum


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