Pterocymbium
Pterocymbium is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, P. tinctorium is a significant timber tree.Species
Plants of the World Online currently lists the following accepted species:
- Pterocymbium beccarii K.Schum. - New Guinea
- Pterocymbium dongnaiense Pierre - Laos and Vietnam§
- Pterocymbium dussaudii Tardieu - Laos
- Pterocymbium macranthum Kosterm. - Thailand and Myanmar
- Pterocymbium micranthum Mildbr. - Bismarck Archipelago
- Pterocymbium oceanicum A.C.Sm. - Fiji
- Pterocymbium parviflorum Merr. - Borneo
- Pterocymbium splendens Kosterm. - Borneo
- Pterocymbium stipitatum C.T.White & W.D.Francis n- New Guinea
- Pterocymbium tinctorium Merr. – Indo-China, Malesia
- Pterocymbium tubulatum Pierre – Peninsular Malaysia
- Pterocymbium viridiflorum Teijsm. & Binn. ex Koord. - Sulawesi
§ In Viet Nam the name for this genus is Dực nang with two species listed:
- P. dongnaiense Pierre: Dực nang Ðồng nai
- P. tinctorium Merr.: Dực nang nhuộm
Both are deciduous trees, approximately 25 m high, found in tropical forests.
