Pterygota (plant) explained

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

Species of the genus Pterygota include:

• Pterygota alata (Buddha coconut)^[2]
• Pterygota bequaertii
• Pterygota macrocarpa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pterygota Schott & Endl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-10-03 . Plants of the World Online . en.
2. 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 . 10.1016/j.jacme.2014.05.001 . 2211-5587.