Pterygota alata

Pterygota alata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
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: Sterculioideae
Genus: Pterygota
Species: Pterygota alata

Name

Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R.Br., 1844

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clompanus alata (Roxb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
  • Pterygota roxburghii Schott & Endl. in Melet. Bot.: 32 (1832), nom. superfl.
  • Sterculia alata Roxb. in Pl. Coromandel 3: 84 (1820)
• Heterotypic
  • Pterygota alata var. irregularis (W.W.Sm.) Deb & S.K.Basu in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 24: 203 (1982 publ. 1983)
  • Sterculia alata var. irregularis W.W.Sm. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, n.s., 7: 85 (1911)
  • Sterculia coccinea Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1122 (1829), not validly publ.
  • Sterculia heynei Bedd. in Fl. Sylv. S. India: t. 230 (1872)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-template Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India Regional: China China South-Central, Hainan Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Introduced into: Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Guinea Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R., 1844. Pterocymbium, with observations on Sterculieæ, the tribe to which it belongs: 234.

Additional references

• Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. 2020. Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1–970. Botanical Survey of India

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pterygota alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pterygota alata. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pterygota alata. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pterygota alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pterygota alata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: বুদ্ধনারকেল
Deutsch: Buddhanuss
English: Buddha's coconut
മലയാളം: ആനത്തൊണ്ടി
தமிழ்: கொடைத்தோண்டி
中文: 翅苹婆

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