Pterocymbium tinctorium
| Pterocymbium tinctorium | |
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| Pterocymbium tinctorium from Bangalore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Pterocymbium |
| Species: | P. tinctorium
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterocymbium tinctorium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sterculia campanulata Wall. ex Mast. | |
Pterocymbium tinctorium[2] is a tropical forest tree species in the family Malvaceae:[3] in the subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae).[4] In Vietnam it is known as dực nang nhuộm[5] and in Indonesia it is called kelumbuk, where it is a significant timber tree growing to about 25 m high.
Subspecies
The Catalogue of Life lists the following:[4]
- P. tinctorium var. glabrifolium (Kurz) Thoth. - Andaman and Nicobar islands
- P. tinctorium var. javanicum (R. Br.) Kosterm. - Indo-China, Malesia.
Gallery
The pictures above show the trunk and canopy of P. tinctorium at the end of the dry season.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2019). "Pterocymbium tinctorium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33254A156219571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33254A156219571.en. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Merrill ED (1905) In: Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bur. Bull. 27: 24
- ^ "Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
External links
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