''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 okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar o ...
: in the subfamily
Sterculioideae
Sterculioideae is a subfamily of the family Malvaceae containing evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs.
A 2006 molecular study indicated the Sterculioideae was most likely to be a monophyletic group, and that it had four major clades within ...
and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae.
In
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, ''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'' 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'' (Blanco) Merr. – Indo-China, Malesia (including Philippines)
* '' Pterocymbium tubulatum'' (Mast.) Pierre – Peninsular Malaysia
* '' Pterocymbium viridiflorum'' Teijsm. & Binn. ex Koord. - Sulawesi
§ In Viet Nam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
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 (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Some tropical fo ...
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
*
POWO: ''Pterocymbium''
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Malvaceae genera
Sterculioideae