Pterospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae. Its species are tropical trees that range 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 have been resolved:
Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd. Pterospermum aceroides Wall. ex Kurz Pterospermum angustifolium Tardieu Pterospermum argenteum Tardieu Pterospermum aureum S.K.Ganesan Pterospermum blumeanum Korth. Pterospermum borneense S.K.Ganesan Pterospermum burmannianum Hochr. Pterospermum celebicum Miq. Pterospermum cinnamomeum Kurz Pterospermum cumingii Merr. & Rolfe Pterospermum diversifolium Blume Pterospermum elmeri Merr. Pterospermum elongatum Korth. Pterospermum fuscum Korth. Pterospermum glabrum S.K.Ganesan Pterospermum grande Craib Pterospermum grandiflorum Craib Pterospermum grewiifolium Pierre Pterospermum harmandii Hochr. Pterospermum havilandii S.K.Ganesan Pterospermum heterophyllum Hance Pterospermum jackianum Wall. ex Mast. Pterospermum javanicum Jungh. Pterospermum kingtungense C.Y.Wu ex H.H.Hsue Pterospermum lanceifolium Roxb. ex DC. Pterospermum littorale Craib Pterospermum longipes Merr. Pterospermum megalanthum Merr. Pterospermum megalocarpum Tardieu Pterospermum mengii P.Wilkie Pterospermum menglunense H.H.Hsue Pterospermum merrillianum S.K.Ganesan Pterospermum mucronatum Tardieu Pterospermum niveum S.Vidal Pterospermum obliquum Blanco Pterospermum obtusifolium Wight Pterospermum obtusifolium Wight ex Mast. Pterospermum parvifolium Miq. Pterospermum pecteniforme Kosterm. Pterospermum proteus Burkill Pterospermum reticulatum Wight & Arn. Pterospermum rubiginosum B.Heyne ex G.Don Pterospermum semisagittatum Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. Pterospermum stapfianum Ridl. Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Raeusch. Pterospermum subpeltatum C.B.Rob. Pterospermum sumatranum Miq. Pterospermum thorelii Pierre Pterospermum truncatolobatum Gagnep. Pterospermum wilkieanum Doweld Pterospermum xylocarpum (Gaertn.) Oken Pterospermum yunnanense H.H.Hsue Pterospermum zollingerianum S.K.Ganesan
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