buttercup tree

plant
Also known as: Cochlospermum vitifolium

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Cochlospermum

  • Cochlospermum gossypium
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    The buttercup tree (C. vitifolium), found in Central America and the West Indies, has bright-yellow, cup-shaped flowers about 10 cm (4 inches) across. In some areas rope is made of its bark. Several species yield dye. The seeds of C. angolense, an African species, yield a…

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