Pterygota (plant)

Pterygota
Pterygota alata
Scientific classification
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.

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]

• Pterygota adolfi-friederici Engl. & K.Krause ^[2]
• Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R.Br. – Buddha coconut ^[3]
• Pterygota amazonica L.O.Williams ex Dorr ^[4]
• Pterygota augouardii Pellegr. ^[5]
• Pterygota bequaertii De Wild. ^[6]
• Pterygota brasiliensis Allemão ^[7]
• Pterygota bureavii Pierre ^[8]
• Pterygota colombiana Cuatrec. ^[9]
• Pterygota excelsa (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Kosterm. ^[10]
• Pterygota forbesii F.Muell.
• Pterygota horsfieldii (R.Br.) Kosterm. ^[11]
• Pterygota kamerunensis K.Schum. & Engl. ^[12]
• Pterygota macrocarpa K.Schum. ^[13]
• Pterygota madagascariensis Arènes ^[14]
• Pterygota mildbraedii Engl. ^[15]
• Pterygota papuana Warb.
• Pterygota perrieri Hochr. ^[16]
• Pterygota schoorkopfii Engl.
• Pterygota schweinfurthii Engl.
• Pterygota thwaitesii (Mast.) Alston ^[17]
• Pterygota trinervia K.Schum. ^[18]

References

1. "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.