Pterospermum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Dombeyoideae
Genus: Pterospermum
Species: P. acerifolium – P. aceroides – P. angustifolium – P. argenteum – P. aureum – P. blumeanum – P. borneense – P. burmannianum – P. celebicum – P. cinnamomeum – P. cumingii – P. diversifolium – P. elmeri – P. elongatum – P. fuscum – P. glabrum – P. grande – P. grandiflorum – P. grewiifolium – P. harmandii – P. havilandii – P. heterophyllum – P. javanicum – P. kingtungense – P. lanceifolium – P. littorale – P. longipes – P. megalanthum – P. megalocarpum – P. mengii – P. menglunense – P. merrillianum – P. mucronatum – P. niveum – P. obliquum – P. obtusifolium – P. obtusifolium – P. parvifolium – P. pecteniforme – P. proteus – P. reticulatum – P. rubiginosum – P. semisagittatum – P. stapfianum – P. suberifolium – P. subpeltatum – P. sumatranum – P. thorelii – P. truncatolobatum – P. wilkieanum – P. xylocarpum – P. yunnanense – P. zollingerianum
Name

Pterospermum Schreb., Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 461. (1791)

Type species: Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot. [Raeusch.] 195 (1797)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Sczegleewia Turcz.
Velaga Adans.

References

Schreber, J.C.D. von 1791. Genera Plantarum Eorumque Characteres Naturales Secundum Numerum, Figuram, Situm, & Proportionem Omnium Fructificationis Partium. (Ed. 8[a]) 461.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pterospermum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 13. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Pterospermum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pterospermum. Published online. Accessed: July 13 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Pterospermum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 July 2021.

Pterospermum is a flowering plant genus. It ranges from southern China across tropical Asia.

Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics. Pterospermum is based on two Greek words, "Pteron" and "Sperma," meaning "winged seed."

Some species are grown ornamentally while others are valued for their timber.
Species

To date, the following species names [3] have been resolved[1]:

Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.
Pterospermum diversifolium Blume
Pterospermum grewiifolium Pierre
Pterospermum heterophyllum Hance
Pterospermum kingtungense C.Y. Wu ex H.H. Hsue
Pterospermum lanceifolium Roxb. ex DC.
Pterospermum megalocarpum Tardieu
Pterospermum menglunense H.H. Hsue
Pterospermum niveum Vidal
Pterospermum proteus Burkill
Pterospermum reticulatum Wight & Arn.
Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.
Pterospermum thorelii Pierre
Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep.
Pterospermum yunnanense H.H. Hsue

References

Illustration by S. Edwards, Sansum, published 1803, author John Sims, The Botanical Magazine vol 17
Hinsley, Stewart R. (2007) Synonymy of Malvaceae. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
"Pterospermum — the Plant List".