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]
Pterospermum suberifolium | |
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Scientific 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. | |
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A famous nagaraja in Buddhism is named for the fruit of the P. suberifolium, mucalinda.
Medicinal value
editThe plant is used for cure fractured bones in Ayurvedic medicine, where they are grind into a paste with some other medicinal herbs.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
- ^ "Species Details : Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam.". Catalogue of Life: 2020-02-24. Accessed 3 May 2020. [1]
- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam". cuni.cz.
- ^ "Plantekey - Auroville Botanical Garden". plantekey.com.
- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam". India Biodiversity Portal.
- ^ "Pterospermum suberifolium". theferns.info.
- Pharmacognostic Studies of Leaves of Pterospermum Suberifolium
- Structural and immunochemical studies on Pterospermum suberifolium gum
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