About South-Indian Kanak Champa
Pterospermum reticulatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterospermum reticulatum
- Genus
- Pterospermum
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Mulipolavu
- Malayalam
- മലവൂരം, Malayuram, Pterospermum reticulatum
Botanical family
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
South-Indian Kanak Champa belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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