BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
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  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 4

Taxonomy of Pterospermum rubiginosum B. heyne ex G. don (Malvaceae)

Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Presidency College (Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 005

Online published on 4 February, 2025.

Abstract

Pterospermum rubiginosum B. Heyne ex G.Don is a tall evergreen tree, endemic to the southern Western Ghats and Assam. The authors have collected specimens from three locations in Courtallum, Karayar in Papanasam (Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu) and Wayanad (Kerala). As the available botanical description is incomplete, it has been provided herewith.

Keywords

Pterospermum rubiginosum, Courtallum, Fruit, Seed, Wayanad