Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd. Main specimen
Malvaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Pterospermum suberifolium
  • Author :

    Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von (1800)

  • Family : Malvaceae
  • English names : Cork-leaved bayur
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Bengali : Muchukunda, muskunda
    Hindi : Muchakund
    Kannada : Toddagiringa
    Malayalam : Mucukundam
    Marathi : Muchakund
    Sanskrit : Mucukundah
    Tamil : Polavu, sembolavu, taddo
    Telugu : Lolagu, tada

  • Synonyms :

    Pentapetes suberifolia L.
    Pterospermadendron suberifolium (L.) Kuntze
    Pterospermum canescens Roxb
    Pterospermum oblongum Wall.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    - Pterospermum : From the Greek pteron "wing" and sperma "seed", in reference to the winged seeds.
    - suberifolium: From the Latin suber “cork” and folium "leaf", referring to the colour of the lower side of the leaves resembling of the cork oak leaves.