''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
: in the subfamily
Sterculioideae
Sterculioideae is a subfamily of the family (biology), family Malvaceae containing evergreen and deciduous tree and shrub genera, that were previously placed in the obsolete family Sterculiaceae.
Taxonomy
A 2006 molecular study indicated the Ste ...
and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae.
In
Indonesia
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, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
''Plants of the World Online''
Plants of the World Online: ''Pterocymbium'' R.Br. (retrieved 1 April 2019)
/ref> currently (2019) lists the following accepted species:
* ''Pterocymbium beccarii
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
''Plants of the World Online ...
'' K.Schum. - New Guinea
* '' Pterocymbium dongnaiense'' Pierre - Laos and Vietnam§
* ''Pterocymbium dussaudii
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
''Plants of the World Online ...
'' Tardieu - Laos
* '' Pterocymbium macranthum'' Kosterm. - Thailand and Myanmar
* '' Pterocymbium micranthum'' Mildbr. - Bismarck Archipelago
* '' Pterocymbium oceanicum'' A.C.Sm. - Fiji
* '' Pterocymbium parviflorum'' Merr. - Borneo
* '' Pterocymbium splendens'' Kosterm. - Borneo
* '' Pterocymbium stipitatum'' C.T.White & W.D.Francis n- New Guinea
* ''Pterocymbium tinctorium
''Pterocymbium tinctorium'' is a tropical forest tree species in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae). In Vietnam, it is known as ''dực nang nhuộm''. In Indonesia, it is called ''kelumbuk'', ...
'' (Blanco) Merr. – Indo-China, Malesia (including Philippines)
* '' Pterocymbium tubulatum'' (Mast.) Pierre – Peninsular Malaysia
* '' Pterocymbium viridiflorum'' Teijsm. & Binn. ex Koord. - Sulawesi
§ In Viet Nam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous coun ...
the name for this genus is ''Dực nang'' with two species listed:Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
: ''Dực nang Ðồng nai''
* '' P. tinctorium'' (Blanco) Merr.: ''Dực nang nhuộm''
Both are deciduous trees, approximately 25 m high, found in tropical forest
Tropical forests are forested ecoregions with tropical climates – that is, land areas approximately bounded by the Tropic of Cancer, tropics of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing ...
s.
References
[Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN]
External links
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POWO: ''Pterocymbium''
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Malvaceae genera
Sterculioideae