✿Sterculiaceae · Pterospermum
Pterospermum canescens
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- June-April
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.
Botanical family
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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