Stereospermum Explained

Stereospermum^[1] is a genus of trees in the paleotropical clade of the family Bignoniaceae. A species of Stereospermum (S. chelonoides) is used in herbal medicine in Ayurveda as well as it is an integral part of the culture and tradition of the cold desert biosphere reserve.

Species

Species include:

• Stereospermum acuminatissimum K.Schum.
• Stereospermum angustifolium Haines
• Stereospermum annamense Dop
• Stereospermum arcuatum H.Perrier
• Stereospermum boivini (Baill.) H.Perrier
• Stereospermum chelonoides (L.f.) DC.
• Stereospermum cylindricum Pierre ex Dop
• Stereospermum binhchauensis VS Dang^[2]
• Stereospermum euphorioides DC.
• Stereospermum fimbriatum (Wall. ex G.Don) DC.
• Stereospermum harmsianum K.Schum.
• Stereospermum hildebrandtii (Baill.) H.Perrier
• Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.
• Stereospermum leonense Sprague
• Stereospermum longiflorum Capuron
• Stereospermum nematocarpum (Bojer) DC.
• Stereospermum neuranthum Kurz
• Stereospermum rhoifolium (Baill.) H.Perrier
• Stereospermum strigilosum C.Y.Wu
• Stereospermum tetragonum DC.
• Stereospermum tomentosum H.Perrier
• Stereospermum undatum H.Perrier
• Stereospermum variabile H.Perrier
• Stereospermum zenkeri K.Schum. ex De Wild.

Notes and References

1. Chamisso (1833) Linnaea. 7: 720.
2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287998978_A_New_Species_of_Stereospermum_Bignoniaceae_from_Southern_Viet_Nam Dang VS (2015) A New Species of Stereospermum Bignoniaceae from Southern Viet Nam