Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston in Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 14 (1931).
Sections of the capsules of the silk-cottontree are known as “melon pods” in the potpourri trade. While this septicidal capsule has five locules, they usually break apart when used in potpourri and are 6-10 cm long x 2-4 cm wide.
Cochlospermum religiosum is native to India and Myanmar. The tree yields bassora gum, a substitute for gum tragacanth.
Bixaceae, also placed in Cochlospermaceae