Malvaceae

Pterospermum Schreb.

First published in Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 2: 461 (1791), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. China to Tropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Leeward Is., Pakistan, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Shamso, E. & Hamdy, R. (2010). Melhania steudneri (Sterculiaceae) new record for Egypt, and a synopsis of the Sterculiaceae in Egypt. Nordic Journal of Botany 28: 174-181.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2017 George; et al. [SAN 117694] Malaysia K001635522 Yes
Feb 1, 2017 Anderson, J.A.R. [S.30773] Malaysia K001635519 Yes
Feb 1, 2017 Haviland, G.D. [1719] Malaysia K001635520 No
Feb 1, 2017 Kostermans, A. [6936] Malaysia K001635521 No
Jan 1, 2015 Julia S. et al. [S. 99306] Malaysia K001045563 Yes
Jul 9, 2009 Nguyen, V.D. [HNK-1843] Vietnam K000610863 No
Feb 1, 2008 Sidiyasa, K., et al. [3562] Indonesia K000224832 Yes
Mar 14, 2005 Eanghourt, K. [51] Cambodia K000271295 Yes
Mar 14, 2005 Monyrak [69] Cambodia K000271307 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] K001112295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jack, W. [Cat. no. 1164] Malaysia K001112268 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacobs, M. [5468] Malaysia K:SPC-32009.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1170] K001112292 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112286 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Malaysia K000671794 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] K001112290 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1168] K001112280 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] India K001112289 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1172] K001112298 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112283 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] K001112296 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112288 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1172] K001112300 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1171] Burma K000674161 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112281 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 1172] Burma K001112302 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112282 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112285 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] K001112294 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1171] Burma K001112297 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000671796 Unknown Type Material Yes
Amherst, S. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000671795 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heyne [s.n.] India K000671803 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112287 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] K001112293 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1168] K001112279 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1172] K001112299 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1172] K001112301 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coode [S.N.] Indonesia K:SPC-55416.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] K001112291 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1169] K001112284 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0