Help Please - Anyone Recognise This Flower?

[stickyb]

Saw it in the grounds of a Wat near Roi Et, about 6 ft tall, no leaves but beautiful yellow flowers opening from a tight round ball.

[loong]

It could be a "Double flower Buttercup tree" so called as resembles a buttercup flower (when single flower variety). This is single flower variety. The flowers appear before the leaves

Edited March 5, 2007 by loong

[loong]

Here are some doubles

Cochlospermum vitifolium

Buttercup tree, Mountain Cotton, Cotton-tree

Hope this helps

[BambinA]

In Thai we call it as "Supunnigar" สุพรรณนิการ์ or "Fai Khum"ฝ้ายคำ

(For the scientific name and common names are the names that loong has posted)

[stickyb]

Well, i am very impressed with your knowledge. Thanks very much.

Another question - would it grow in Pattaya?