Pterospermum
Pterospermum is a flowering plant genus. It ranges from southern China across tropical Asia.
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| Pterospermum acerifolium[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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:
- Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.
- Pterospermum diversifolium Blume
- Pterospermum grewiifolium Pierre
- Pterospermum heterophyllum Hance
- Pterospermum kingtungense C.Y. Wu ex H.H. Hsue
- Pterospermum lanceifolium Roxb. ex DC.
- Pterospermum megalocarpum Tardieu
- Pterospermum menglunense H.H. Hsue
- Pterospermum niveum Vidal
- Pterospermum proteus Burkill
- Pterospermum reticulatum Wight & Arn.
- Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.
- Pterospermum thorelii Pierre
- Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep.
- Pterospermum yunnanense H.H. Hsue
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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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