Global InformationPterospermum suberifolium information
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Pterospermum |
| Species: | P. suberifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd.
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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.
- ^ "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.