Pterocymbium
{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Pterocymbium tinctorium 011.JPG
| image_caption = Seeds of Pterocymbium tinctorium
| image2 = Pterocy tinctori 090911-13065 hurn.JPG
| image2_caption = P. tinctorium taken in Pesawaran Regency, Sumatra
| taxon = Pterocymbium
| authority = R Brown, 1844
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
| synonyms =
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Pterocymbium[http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=924866-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DPterocymbium%26find_sortByFamily%3Dtrue%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dall%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal Brown R (1844) Pl. Jav. Rar. (Bennett) 219. t. 45.] is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, P. tinctorium (Kelumbuk) is a significant timber tree.
Species
Plants of the World Online[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:924866-1 Plants of the World Online: Pterocymbium R.Br. (retrieved 1 April 2019)] currently (2019) lists the following accepted species:
- Pterocymbium beccarii K.Schum. - New Guinea
- Pterocymbium dongnaiense Pierre - Laos and Vietnam§
- Pterocymbium dussaudii Tardieu - Laos
- Pterocymbium macranthum Kosterm. - Thailand and Myanmar
- Pterocymbium micranthum Mildbr. - Bismarck Archipelago
- Pterocymbium oceanicum A.C.Sm. - Fiji
- Pterocymbium parviflorum Merr. - Borneo
- Pterocymbium splendens Kosterm. - Borneo
- Pterocymbium stipitatum C.T.White & W.D.Francis n- New Guinea
- Pterocymbium tinctorium (Blanco) Merr. – Indo-China, Malesia (including Philippines)
- Pterocymbium tubulatum (Mast.) Pierre – Peninsular Malaysia
- Pterocymbium viridiflorum Teijsm. & Binn. ex Koord. - Sulawesi
§ In Viet Nam the name for this genus is Dực nang with two species listed:
- P. dongnaiense Pierre: Dực nang Ðồng nai
- P. tinctorium (Blanco) Merr.: Dực nang nhuộm
Both are deciduous trees, approximately 25 m high, found in tropical forests.
References
External links
- {{commonscat inline|Pterocymbium|position=left}}
- [http://powo.science.kew.org/?q=Pterocymbium POWO: Pterocymbium]
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