Kapok Tree (species: Cochlospermum gillivraei) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Cochlospermum gillivraei
Kapok Tree


©Anne Hoggett: Kapok flowers and fruit on leafless tree in August at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Kapok fruit and flower, airstrip track, Lizard Island, late Sep 2017.

©Anne Hoggett: Leafless Kapok trees in fruit and flower, airstrip track, Lizard Island, late Sep 2017.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Bixaceae
Genus Cochlospermum
Species Cochlospermum gillivraei

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Cribb, A.B. and J.W. Cribb (1985). Plant life of the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent shores University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.

Other references

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.