Kanak Champa / Dinnerplate Tree
Pterospermum acerifolium
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterospermum acerifolium
- Genus
- Pterospermum
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Continental Asia
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Delhi
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kanak Champa कनक चम्पा, Muchkund मचकुंद,कनक चम्पा kanaka champa
- 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
About Kanak Champa
Dinnerplate Tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) is a tree belonging to the Sterculiaceae family (Cacao/Cola family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, follicle/capsule/samara fruit. Native to Continental Asia, it is distributed across Introduced elsewhere. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Kanak Champa belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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