About Winged Boot Tree
Pterocymbium tinctorium is a tropical forest tree species in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae). In Vietnam, it is known as dực nang nhuộm. In Indonesia, it is called kelumbuk, where it is a significant timber tree growing to about 25 m high. In Cambodia, it is called Chan Tumpaing (ចាន់ទំពាំង). In the Philippines it is called malasapsap.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterocymbium tinctorium
- Genus
- Pterocymbium
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Peru, Java
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Winged Boot Tree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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