''Pterospermum'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the mallow 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, ...
. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the
family
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Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae was a family of flowering plant based on the genus '' Sterculia''. Genera formerly included in Sterculiaceae are now placed in the family Malvaceae, in the subfamilies: Byttnerioideae, Dombeyoideae, Helicteroideae and Sterculioide ...
, it is included in the expanded
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
APG APG may refer to:
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and most subsequent systematics. ''Pterospermum'' is based on two Greek words, "
Pteron" and "
Sperma
Sperm (: sperm or sperms) is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, female reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Animals produce motile sperm with a tail know ...
," meaning "winged seed."
Some species are grown ornamentally while others are valued for their timber.
Species
To date, the following species names have been resolved:
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Pterospermum acerifolium
''Pterospermum acerifolium'', the bayur tree or karnikara tree, is a flowering plant indigenous to Southeast Asia, from India to Burma. It is most likely to grow naturally along forested stream banks. The best growing conditions are a seasonall ...
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(L.) Willd.
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Pterospermum aceroides
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Wall. ex Kurz
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Pterospermum angustifolium''
Tardieu
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Pterospermum argenteum''
Tardieu
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Pterospermum aureum''
S.K.Ganesan
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Pterospermum blumeanum''
Korth.
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Pterospermum borneense''
S.K.Ganesan
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Pterospermum burmannianum''
Hochr.
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Pterospermum celebicum''
Miq.
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Pterospermum cinnamomeum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Kurz
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Pterospermum cumingii''
Merr. & Rolfe
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Pterospermum diversifolium''
Blume
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Pterospermum elmeri
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Merr.
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Pterospermum elongatum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Korth.
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Pterospermum fuscum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Korth.
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Pterospermum glabrum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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S.K.Ganesan
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Pterospermum grande
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Craib
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Pterospermum grandiflorum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Craib
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Pterospermum grewiifolium
''Pterospermum grewiifolium'' is a tree species, now placed in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Dombeyoideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae) and described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre.Pierre JBL (1888) ''In: Fl. For. Cochinch. Fas ...
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Pierre
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Pterospermum harmandii
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Hochr.
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Pterospermum havilandii
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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S.K.Ganesan
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Pterospermum heterophyllum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Hance
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Pterospermum jackianum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Wall. ex Mast.
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Pterospermum javanicum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family (biology), family Sterculiaceae, it is incl ...
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Jungh.
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Pterospermum kingtungense''
C.Y.Wu ex H.H.Hsue
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Pterospermum lanceifolium
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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Roxb. ex DC.
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Pterospermum littorale''
Craib
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Pterospermum longipes''
Merr.
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Pterospermum megalanthum''
Merr.
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Pterospermum megalocarpum''
Tardieu
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Pterospermum mengii''
P.Wilkie
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Pterospermum menglunense''
H.H.Hsue
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Pterospermum merrillianum''
S.K.Ganesan
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Pterospermum mucronatum''
Tardieu
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Pterospermum niveum''
S.Vidal
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Pterospermum obliquum''
Blanco
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Pterospermum obtusifolium''
Wight
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Pterospermum obtusifolium''
Wight ex Mast.
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Pterospermum parvifolium''
Miq.
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Pterospermum pecteniforme''
Kosterm.
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Pterospermum proteus''
Burkill
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Pterospermum reticulatum''
Wight & Arn.
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Pterospermum rubiginosum''
B.Heyne ex G.Don
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Pterospermum semisagittatum''
Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
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Pterospermum stapfianum''
Ridl.
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Pterospermum suberifolium
''Pterospermum suberifolium'', or the cork-leaved bayur, is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. Leaves are irregularly oblong; subcordate, rounded or oblique; apex acuminate; wi ...
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(L.) Raeusch.
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Pterospermum subpeltatum
''Pterospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range from southern China across tropical Asia.
Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expand ...
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C.B.Rob.
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Pterospermum sumatranum''
Miq.
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Pterospermum thorelii''
Pierre
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Pterospermum truncatolobatum''
Gagnep.
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Pterospermum wilkieanum''
Doweld
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Pterospermum xylocarpum''
(Gaertn.) Oken
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Pterospermum yunnanense''
H.H.Hsue
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Pterospermum zollingerianum''
S.K.Ganesan
Images
File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) trunk in Kolkata W IMG 2930.jpg, Trunk in Kolkata
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, West Bengal
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, India
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File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) tree in Kolkata W IMG 2934.jpg, Tree in Kolkata
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, West Bengal
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, India
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File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) leaves in Kolkata W IMG 2937.jpg, Leaves in Kolkata
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, West Bengal
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, India
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File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) leaves in Kolkata W IMG 2935.jpg, Leaves in Kolkata
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, West Bengal
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, India
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File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) dry leaf in Kolkata W IMG 2932.jpg, Dry leaf in Kolkata
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, West Bengal
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, India
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File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5316.jpg, Leaves at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve
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in Jalpaiguri
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district of West Bengal
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, India
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.
File:Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5314.jpg, Leaves at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve
Buxa Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve and national park in northern West Bengal, India, covering an area of . It ranges in elevation from in the Gangetic Plains to bordering the Himalayas in the north. At least 284 bird species inhabit the ...
in Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is ...
district of West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
, India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
.
References
External links
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Images at iNaturalist{{Taxonbar, from=Q2702537
Malvaceae genera
Flora of the Indomalayan realm