Cochlospermum planchonii
Cochlospermum planchonii
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Mali | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Bixaceae
- Genus:
- Cochlospermum
- Species:
- Cochlospermum planchonii
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Subshrub
- Height:
- 600 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from underground rootstock after fire, common in fire-maintained savannas. Flowering often occurs shortly after burning during dry season.