Pterospermum suberifolium

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Pterospermum suberifolium
Oak-leaved Bayur Tree.jpg
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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

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

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References

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  2. "Species Details : Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam.". Catalogue of Life: 2020-02-24. Accessed 3 May 2020.
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  5. "Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Lam". India Biodiversity Portal.
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