Pterygota (plant)

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Pterygota
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Pterygota alata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus: Pterygota
Schott & Endl.
Species [1]

21; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • BasiloxylonK.Schum.
  • TetradiaR.Br.

Pterygota is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.

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In older systems of classification, it was placed in Sterculiaceae, but all members of that family are now in an expanded Malvaceae.

Pterygota has a pantropical distribution. [1]

Species

21 species are accepted. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pterygota Schott & Endl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. "Pterygota adolfi-friederici Engl. & K.Krause". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  3. Jahan, Nusrat; Parvin, Mst. Shahnaj; Das, Nandita; Islam, Mohammad Saiful; Islam, Md. Ekramul (2014-09-01). "Studies on the antioxidant activity of ethanol extract and its fractions from Pterygota alata leaves" . Journal of Acute Medicine. 4 (3): 103–108. doi:10.1016/j.jacme.2014.05.001. ISSN   2211-5587.
  4. "Pterygota amazonica L.O.Williams ex Dorr". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  5. "Pterygota augouardii Pellegr". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  6. "Pterygota bequaertii De Wild". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  7. "Pterygota brasiliensis Allemão". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  8. "Pterygota bureavii Pierre". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  9. "Pterygota colombiana Cuatrec". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  10. "Pterygota excelsa (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Kosterm". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  11. "Pterygota horsfieldii (R.Br.) Kosterm". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  12. "Pterygota kamerunensis K.Schum. & Engl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  13. "Pterygota macrocarpa K.Schum". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  14. "Pterygota madagascariensis Arènes". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  15. "Pterygota mildbraedii Engl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  16. "Pterygota perrieri Hochr". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  17. "Pterygota thwaitesii (Mast.) Alston". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  18. "Pterygota trinervia K.Schum". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.