Pterospermum acerifolium

Pterospermum acerifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Pterospermum
Species: Pterospermum acerifolium

Name

Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.

Homonyms

• Pterospermum acerifolium Zoll. & Moritzi = Pterospermum diversifolium Blume

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cavanilla acerifolia (L.) J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 1937 (1792)
  • Dombeya acerifolia (L.) Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 260 (1791)
  • Pentapetes acerifolia L. in Sp. Pl.: 698 (1753)
  • Pterospermadendron acerifolium (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 80 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Pterospermum macrocarpum Hochr. in Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenzorg 19: 24 (1904)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-emplate Regional: Indian continent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal Regional: China China South-Central Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Introduced into: Leeward Is., Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1800. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 3, pars 1. pp. [1]-847. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3(1):729.

Additional references

• Kress, W.J.E., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E.R. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar (Revised from the original works by J. H. Lace, R. Rodger, H. G. Hundley, and U Chit Ko Ko on the "List of Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Principal Climbers, etc. Recorded from Burma"). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1–590. Smithsonian Institution. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pterospermum acerifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 September 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pterospermum acerifolium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 September 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pterospermum acerifolium. Published online. Accessed September 17 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pterospermum acerifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 17 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pterospermum acerifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

हिन्दी: कनक चम्पा
മലയാളം: ചെറുകൊന്ന
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ମୁଚୁକୁନ୍ଦ
ไทย: กะหนานปลิง
中文: 翅子树

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