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Silk Cottontree

Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng.

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Cochlospermum vitifolium (Silk Cottontree) is a species of shrub in the family Bixaceae. They are native to Cerrado, Rio Grande Do Norte, Mata Atlântica, Amapá, Piauí, Bahia, Roraima, Caatinga, Pará, Alagoas, RondôNia, Maranhao, Amazônia, ParaíBa, Sergipe, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, and Ceará. Flowers are visited by Melipona beecheii. Individuals can grow to 19.5 m.

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of silk cottontree. View this species on GBIF