Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Pterospermum suberifolium
  • Basionym : Pentapetes suberifolia L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant List
  • Vernacular name : Muchukunda gida (Kan.); Polavu (Tam.); Lolagu, Tada (Tel.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : On hilly plains of moist deciduous forests and scrub jungles to 600 m. Fruits are edible. Jam is prepared from fruits. (Franklin & Murthy, 2013)
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Salem district (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district, Venkatagiri Hills (Nellore district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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 suberifolium. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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