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

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

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)

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.

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

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.

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

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