Taxon:  Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng.



Summary
Genus:
Cochlospermum
Family:
Bixaceae
Nomen number:
11020
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 2:596.  1825
Verified:
01/03/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
19 (4  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bombax vitifolium Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Maximilianea vitifolia (Willd.) Krug & Urb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cochlospermum hibiscoides Kunth
Maximilianea hibiscoides (Kunth) Kuntze

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  3. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  4. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  5. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  6. Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
  7. Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
  8. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  9. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  10. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Spanishcomasuche  2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanishhuevos del burro  2McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanishpumpumjuche  2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanishpumpunjuche  2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanishrosa amarilla  2McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanishtecomasuche  2Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Spanishtecomasúchil  2McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil n.e.Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (n.e.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  2. Poppendieck, H.-H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 27:9-13.
  3. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalboundary/barrier/supportas living fenceSteyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Environmentalornamentalfor showy flowersMcVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Medicinesfolklore McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=11020. Accessed 12 May 2026.