About Pterospermum canescens
Pterospermum suberifolium, or the cork-leaved bayur, is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. Leaves are irregularly oblong; subcordate, rounded or oblique; apex acuminate; with irregularly serrated margin. Its flowers are yellowish white and fruit is a capsule. A famous nagaraja in Buddhism is named for the fruit of the P. suberifolium, mucalinda.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterospermum canescens
- Genus
- Pterospermum
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Pterospermum canescens belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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