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Pterospermum Life
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Eurosid II > Order: Malvales > Family: Malvaceae
About 25 species, native to Asia, with five species cultivated in southern
Africa. Previously placed in Sterculiaceae.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Pterospermum acerifolium
(Karnikara, Muskunda)
Native to India. |
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Pterospermum diversifolium
Native from India to Malesia. |
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Pterospermum semisagittatum
(Mukua)
Native from India to Burma. |
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Pterospermum suberifolium
(Muchakund, Tada)
Native from India to Burma. |
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Pterospermum xylocarpum
(Rajataru, Polavu, Tada)
Native to India. |
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