About Dinnerplate Tree
Pterospermum acerifolium, the bayur tree or karnikara tree, is a flowering plant indigenous to Southeast Asia, from India to Burma. It is most likely to grow naturally along forested stream banks. The best growing conditions are a seasonally moist then dry climate with access to full sunlight. Pterospermum acerifolium is an angiosperm that is traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae; however, it is grouped in the expanded family Malvaceae as well. The classification Pterospermum is based on two Greek words, Pteron and Sperma, meaning "winged seed" and the species name acerifolium indicates leaves shaped like a maple's. There is an array of common names for Pterospermum acerifolium, depending on the region where it is grown.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterospermum acerifolium
- Genus
- Pterospermum
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Continental Asia
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kanak Champa कनक चम्पा, Muchkund मचकुंद, कनक चम्पा
- Bengali
- Muskanda, মুচকুন্দ
- Tamil
- வெண்ணங்கு Vennangu
- Telugu
- Matsakanda
- Kannada
- ರಾಜತರು Raajataru, ಕನಕಚಂಪಕ Kanaka champaka, ಕೊಸಗು Kosagu
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകൊന്ന, Pterospermum acerifolium, മലന്തുടലി
- Marathi
- मुचकुंद Muchakund, Karnikar
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Dinnerplate Tree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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