Pterospermum

Pterospermum

Pterospermum acerifolium^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Dombeyoideae
Genus:	Pterospermum Schreb.
Species
10 species
Synonyms
Pterospermodendron Kuntze Sczegleewia Turcz. Valliera Ruiz & Pav. Velaga Adans. ^[2]

Pterospermum is a flowering plant genus. 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

There are 10 accepted species within the genus.^[3]

Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.
Pterospermum heterophyllum Hance
Pterospermum kingtungense C.Y. Wu ex H.H. Hsue
Pterospermum lanceifolium Roxb.
Pterospermum menglunense H.H. Hsue
Pterospermum niveum Vidal
Pterospermum proteus Burkill
Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.
Pterospermum truncatolobatum 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.
↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Malvaceae/Pterospermum/

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