Lance Wood Tree
Pterospermum heyneanum
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- January-March
How to identify Lance Wood Tree
Identify Lance Wood Tree 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Sterculiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lance Wood Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterospermum heyneanum
- Genus
- Pterospermum
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- 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 Lance Wood Tree 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 Lance Wood Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Lance Wood Tree
Lance Wood Tree (Pterospermum heyneanum) is a tree in the Sterculiaceae family. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Lance Wood Tree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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