Cochlospermum regium explained

Cochlospermum regium, also known as yellow cotton tree (Portuguese: Algodao do cerrado; Thai: สุพรรณิการ์,), is a flowering plant that has its origins in the Cerrado tropical savanna of South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay),^[1] but now it is also common in Southeast Asia.

Cochlospermum regium is a small tree. Its yellow and bright flowers have antioxidant properties.^[2] In Thailand it is the provincial flower of Nakhon Nayok, Sara Buri, Buri Ram, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani Provinces.^[3]

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

External links

• TopTropicals Plant Catalog
• "SUPANNIGAR" Ramkhamhaeng University's Tree

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=44548 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://pharm.swu.ac.th/web_npec/content/JOURNAL/Antioxidant%20and%20Antiinflammatory%20Activities%20of%20Six%20Flowers%20in%20Nakhon-nayok.pdf Antioxidant and Anti-inflammation Activities of Six Flowers in Nakhon-nayok Province
3. http://123.242.178.167/buriram_eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=28 About Buriram