Pterocymbium

Pterocymbium[1] is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae.[2] In Indonesia, P. tinctorium (Kelumbuk) is a significant timber tree.

Pterocymbium
Seeds of Pterocymbium tinctorium
P. tinctorium taken in Pesawaran Regency, Sumatra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus: Pterocymbium
R Brown, 1844
Species

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Species

Plants of the World Online[3] currently (2019) lists the following accepted species:

  • Pterocymbium beccarii K.Schum. - New Guinea
  • Pterocymbium dongnaiense Pierre - Laos and Vietnam§
  • Pterocymbium dussaudii Tardieu - Laos
  • Pterocymbium macranthum Kosterm. - Thailand and Myanmar
  • Pterocymbium micranthum Mildbr. - Bismarck Archipelago
  • Pterocymbium oceanicum A.C.Sm. - Fiji
  • Pterocymbium parviflorum Merr. - Borneo
  • Pterocymbium splendens Kosterm. - Borneo
  • Pterocymbium stipitatum C.T.White & W.D.Francis n- New Guinea
  • Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco) Merr. – Indo-China, Malesia (including Philippines)
  • Pterocymbium tubulatum (Mast.) Pierre – Peninsular Malaysia
  • Pterocymbium viridiflorum Teijsm. & Binn. ex Koord. - Sulawesi

§ In Viet Nam the name for this genus is Dực nang with two species listed:[4]

Both are deciduous trees, approximately 25 m high, found in tropical forests.

References
  1. Brown R (1844) Pl. Jav. Rar. (Bennett) 219. t. 45.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. Plants of the World Online: Pterocymbium R.Br. (retrieved 1 April 2019)
  4. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
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