Pterospermum suberifolium
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| Species: | P. suberifolium
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| Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.
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Pterospermum suberifolium or the cork-leaved bayur[2] is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka.[3] Leaves are irregularly oblong; subcordate, rounded or oblique; apex acuminate; with irregularly serrated margin. Its flowers are yellowish white and fruit is a capsule.[4]
A famous nagaraja in Buddhism is named for the fruit of the P. suberifolium, Mucalinda.
Medicinal value
The plant is used for cure fractured bones in Ayurvedic medicine, where they are grind into a paste with some other medicinal herbs.[5]
Sources
- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam". cuni.cz.
- ^ "Plantekey - Auroville Botanical Garden". plantekey.com.
- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam". India Biodiversity Portal.
- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium". theferns.info.
- Pharmacognostic Studies of Leaves of Pterospermum Suberifolium
- Structural and immunochemical studies on Pterospermum suberifolium gum
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