Pterygota (plant)
| Pterygota | |
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| Pterygota alata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
| Genus: | Pterygota Schott & Endl. |
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
[edit]Species of the genus Pterygota include:
- Pterygota alata (Buddha coconut)[2]
- Pterygota bequaertii
- Pterygota macrocarpa
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pterygota (Malvaceae).
References
[edit]- ^ "Pterygota Schott & Endl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ 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.
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