Pterospermum canescens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- June-April
How to identify Pterospermum canescens
Identify Pterospermum canescens 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: Grey-hairy leaf underside.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Sterculiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pterospermum canescens.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterospermum canescens
- Genus
- Pterospermum
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pterospermum canescens itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pterospermum canescens itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pterospermum canescens
Pterospermum canescens is a tree in the Sterculiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to April.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Pterospermum canescens belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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