Pterocymbium tinctorium

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Pterocymbium tinctorium
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Pterocymbium tinctorium from Bangalore

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Pterocymbium
Species:
P. tinctorium
Binomial name
Pterocymbium tinctorium
Synonyms

Sterculia campanulata Wall. ex Mast.
Pterocymbium nicobaricum Didr.
Pterocymbium macrocrater
Pterocymbium columnare Pierre
Pterocymbium campanulatum Pierre
Heritiera tinctoria Blanco
Clompanus javanica Kuntze

Pterocymbium tinctorium[2] is a tropical forest tree species in the family Malvaceae:[3] in the subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae).[4] In Vietnam it is known as dực nang nhuộm[5] and in Indonesia it is called kelumbuk, where it is a significant timber tree growing to about 25 m high. In the Philippines it is called malasapsap.

Subspecies[]

The Catalogue of Life lists the following:[4]

  • P. tinctorium var. glabrifolium (Kurz) Thoth. - Andaman and Nicobar islands
  • P. tinctorium var. javanicum (R. Br.) Kosterm. - Indo-China, Malesia.

Gallery[]

  • Pterocymbium tinctorium 01.JPG
  • Pterocymbium tinctorium 02.JPG
  • Pterocymbium tinctorium 06.JPG
  • Pterocymbium tinctorium seeds.jpg

The pictures above show the trunk and canopy of P. tinctorium at the end of the dry season.

References[]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2019). "Pterocymbium tinctorium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33254A156219571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33254A156219571.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Merrill ED (1905) In: Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bur. Bull. 27: 24
  3. ^ "Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ^ Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN

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