Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.
First published in Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 729 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to China (S. Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced into:
Leeward Is., Pakistan
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cavanilla acerifolia (L.) J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis].: 1937 (1792)
- Dombeya acerifolia (L.) Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 260 (1791)
- Pentapetes acerifolia L. in Sp. Pl.: 698 (1753)
- Pterospermadendron acerifolium (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 80 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Pterospermum macrocarpum Hochr. in Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenzorg 19: 24 (1904)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
- Ganesan, S.K., Middleton, D.J. & Wilkie, P. (2020). A revision of Pterospermum (Malvaceae: Dombeyoideae) in Malesia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 161-241.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
- 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.
- Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
- Ganesan, S.K., Middleton, D.J. & Wilkie, P. (2020). A revision of Pterospermum (Malvaceae: Dombeyoideae) in Malesia. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 161-241.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Guide E. Afr. Fl. Trees: 12 (1968)
- Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 729 (1800)
- U.O.P.Z.: 427 (1949);
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] | K001112291 | Yes | |||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1170] | K001112292 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] | K001112296 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] | K001112290 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] | K001112295 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] | K001112293 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1170] | K001112294 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0