Bayur
Pterospermum diversifolium
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Bayur
Identify Bayur 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: Variable leaf shapes on the same plant.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Sterculiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bayur.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterospermum diversifolium
- Genus
- Pterospermum
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-evergreen, also moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bayur 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 Bayur itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പമ്പരം
About Bayur
Bayur (Pterospermum diversifolium) belongs to the Sterculiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-evergreen, also moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Bayur belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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