Malvaceae week :: Pterospermum acerifolium

Dinesh Valke

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Sep 8, 2011, 8:12:38 AM9/8/11

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Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.

ter-oh-SPER-mum -- from the Greek pteron (wing) and sperma (seed)
a-ser-ih-FOH-lee-um -- referring to leaves like that of maple tree

Jul 16, 2008 along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra

commonly known as: bayur tree, dinnerplate tree, maple-leaved bayur tree, maple-leaved lancewood, torch tree • Assamese: moragos • Bengali: মুচুকুন্দ mucukunda • Hindi: कनक चम्पा kanak champa, मुचकुन्द muchkund, पद्म पुष्प padma pushp, परिव्याध parivyadh • Konkani: श्रीपाद shripad (for P. diversifolium) • Malayalam: ചെറുകൊന്ന cerukonna, മലഞുടലി malanjutali • Marathi: कर्णिकार karnikar • Oriya: mushukundo • Sanskrit: कर्णिकार karnikar, मुचुकुन्द muchukunda • Sikkim: hathipaila • Tamil: வெண்ணங்கு vennangu • Telugu: matsakanda

Native to: India, Myanmar

... Jul 16, 2008 along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra
... Dec 26, 2007 at Esselworld, Mumbai
... more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Pterospermumacerifolium&m=tags

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Dinesh

Balkar Arya

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Sep 8, 2011, 12:01:19 PM9/8/11

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Common Garden tree here also

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Dr Balkar Singh
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Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Ushadi micromini

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Sep 8, 2011, 2:05:34 PM9/8/11

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I have one about a block from my home...
in april the road is strewn with the banana peel flower... people
collect them to dry and put in cupboards...
why donot know ... no scientific basis
Usha di forgot to tell you... your flower is in its prime...
wonderful...

On Sep 8, 9:01 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Common Garden tree here also
>
>
>

> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > *Pterospermum acerifolium * (L.) Willd.
>
> > - *ter-oh-SPER-mum* -- from the Greek *pteron* (wing) and *sperma*(seed)
> > *a-ser-ih-FOH-lee-um* -- referring to leaves like that of maple tree
>
> > [image: Muchukunda (Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्द)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>

> > Jul 16, 2008 along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra
>

> > *commonly known as*: bayur tree, dinnerplate tree, maple-leaved bayur
> > tree, maple-leaved lancewood, torch tree • *Assamese*: moragos • *Bengali*:
> > মুচুকুন্দ mucukunda • *Hindi*: कनक चम्पा kanak champa, मुचकुन्द muchkund,
> > पद्म पुष्प padma pushp, परिव्याध parivyadh • *Konkani*: श्रीपाद shripad
> > (for *P. diversifolium*) • *Malayalam*: ചെറുകൊന്ന cerukonna, മലഞുടലി
> > malanjutali • *Marathi*: कर्णिकार karnikar • *Oriya*: mushukundo • *
> > Sanskrit*: कर्णिकार karnikar, मुचुकुन्द muchukunda • *Sikkim*: hathipaila
> > • *Tamil*: வெண்ணங்கு vennangu • *Telugu*: matsakanda
>
> > *Native to*: India, Myanmar
>
> > - [image: Maple-Leaved Bayur tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... Jul 16, 2008 along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra
> > - [image: Muchkund (Hindi: मुचकुन्द)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... Dec 26, 2007 at Esselworld, Mumbai
> > - ... more views:
> > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Pterospermumacerifol...

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