Pterospermum
| Pterospermum | |
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| Pterospermum acerifolium[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dombeyoideae |
| Genus: | Pterospermum Schreb. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pterospermodendron Kuntze | |
Pterospermum is a flowering plant genus. It ranges from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. Pterospermum is based on two Greek words, "Pteron" and "Sperma," meaning "winged seed."
Some species are grown ornamentally while others are valued for their timber.
Species[]
To date, the following species names [3] have been resolved[1]:
- Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.
- Blume
- Pterospermum grewiifolium Pierre
- Hance
- Pterospermum kingtungense C.Y. Wu ex H.H. Hsue
- Roxb. ex DC.
- Tardieu
- Pterospermum menglunense H.H. Hsue
- Vidal
- Burkill
- Pterospermum reticulatum Wight & Arn.
- Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.
- Pierre
- Gagnep.
- Pterospermum yunnanense H.H. Hsue
Images[]
Trunk in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Tree in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Leaves in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Leaves in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Dry leaf in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Leaves at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
Leaves at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
References[]
- ^ Illustration by S. Edwards, Sansum, published 1803, author John Sims, The Botanical Magazine vol 17
- ^ Hinsley, Stewart R. (2007) Synonymy of Malvaceae. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
- ^ "Pterospermum — the Plant List".
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