Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Pterospermum acerifolium
  • Basionym : Pentapetes acerifolia L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.
  • Common name : Dinnerplate Tree
  • Vernacular name : Muchkund, Kanaka champa (Hin.); Muchukunda (Kan.); Mast kanda (Tel.); Kanaka champa (Ori.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often planted in gardens.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : India, South-East Asia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Pterospermum acerifolium. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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