Winged Boot Tree
Pterocymbium tinctorium
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka
- Flowering
- February-March
How to identify Winged Boot Tree
Identify Winged Boot Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Boat-shaped winged seed pods.
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular (round).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow-green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Sterculiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Winged Boot Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterocymbium tinctorium
- Genus
- Pterocymbium
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Peru, Java
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Orbicular (round)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Winged Boot Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-greenrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Winged Boot Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Winged Boot Tree
Winged Boot Tree (Pterocymbium tinctorium) belongs to the Sterculiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from February to March.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Winged Boot Tree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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