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Pterospermum suberifolium

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Pterospermum suberifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Pterospermum
Species:
P. suberifolium
Binomial name
Pterospermum suberifolium
(L.) Willd.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Pentapetes suberifolia L
  • Pterospermum canescens Roxb.

Pterospermum suberifolium, or the cork-leaved bayur,[3] is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka.[4] Leaves are irregularly oblong; subcordate, rounded or oblique; apex acuminate; with irregularly serrated margin. Its flowers are yellowish white and fruit is a capsule.[5]

A famous nagaraja in Buddhism is named for the fruit of the P. suberifolium, mucalinda.

Medicinal value

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The plant is used for cure fractured bones in Ayurvedic medicine, where they are grind into a paste with some other medicinal herbs.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam.". Catalogue of Life: 2020-02-24. Accessed 3 May 2020. [1]
  3. ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam". cuni.cz.
  4. ^ "Plantekey - Auroville Botanical Garden". plantekey.com.
  5. ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam". India Biodiversity Portal.
  6. ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium". theferns.info.