Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Pterospermum

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite tree.
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Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Found especially in the drier regions of Sri Lanka, where it grows at low elevations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Smallpox (bark), Analgesics (flower), Migraine disorders (flower), Smallpox (flower), Headache (leaf), Headache (unspecified), Eruption (unspecified), Smallpox (unspecified), Hemicrania (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Infection (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Migraine disorders (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Pterospermum suberifolium unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterospermum suberifolium world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824809-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140521
COL ID 4Q3C8
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterospermadendron suberifolium Pterospermum suberifolium Pentapetes suberifolia Pterospermum canescens