''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
: in the subfamily
Sterculioideae
Sterculioideae is a subfamily of the family Malvaceae containing evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs.
A 2006 molecular study indicated the Sterculioideae was most likely to be a monophyletic group, and that it had four major clades within ...
and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae.
In
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
''Plants of the World Online''
Plants of the World Online: ''Pterocymbium'' R.Br. (retrieved 1 April 2019)
/ref> currently (2019) lists the following accepted species:
* ''Pterocymbium beccarii
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' K.Schum. - New Guinea
* '' Pterocymbium dongnaiense'' Pierre - Laos and Vietnam§
* '' Pterocymbium dussaudii'' Tardieu - Laos
* '' Pterocymbium macranthum'' Kosterm. - Thailand and Myanmar
* ''Pterocymbium micranthum
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' Mildbr. - Bismarck Archipelago
* ''Pterocymbium oceanicum
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' A.C.Sm. - Fiji
* ''Pterocymbium parviflorum
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' Merr. - Borneo
* ''Pterocymbium splendens
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' Kosterm. - Borneo
* ''Pterocymbium stipitatum
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' C.T.White & W.D.Francis n- New Guinea
* ''Pterocymbium tinctorium
''Pterocymbium tinctorium'' is a tropical forest tree species in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae). In Vietnam, it is known as ''dực nang nhuộm''. In Indonesia, it is called ''kelumbuk'', ...
'' (Blanco) Merr. – Indo-China, Malesia (including Philippines)
* ''Pterocymbium tubulatum
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' (Mast.) Pierre – Peninsular Malaysia
* ''Pterocymbium viridiflorum
''Pterocymbium'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, ''P. tinctorium'' (''Kelumbuk'') is a significant timber tree.
Species
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'' Teijsm. & Binn. ex Koord. - Sulawesi
§ In Viet Nam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
the name for this genus is ''Dực nang'' with two species listed:Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
: ''Dực nang Ðồng nai''
* '' P. tinctorium'' (Blanco) Merr.: ''Dực nang nhuộm''
Both are deciduous trees, approximately 25 m high, found in tropical forest
Tropical forests (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Some tropical fores ...
s.
References
[Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN]
External links
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POWO: ''Pterocymbium''
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Malvaceae genera
Sterculioideae