Malvaceae FAMILY
Pterospermum grandiflorum
Pterospermum grandiflorum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pterospermum grandiflorum is an evergreen tree with an irregular crown; it can grow up to 25 metres tall[ 720 Title Adansonia Vol. 9 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 9 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1987 ISBN Description A botanical publication. It contains a treatment of the littoral members of the genus Sesbania. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand.
HabitatDry evergreen and moist upper mixed deciduous forests at elevations from 500 - 1,000 metres[ 944 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 23 Publication Author Publisher The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok. Year 1995 ISBN 0495-3843 Description A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines. ].