Pterygota is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.
| 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. |
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 edit
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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