Pterocymbium

Pterocymbium is a genus in the family Malvaceae: in the subfamily Sterculioideae and previously placed in the Sterculiaceae. In Indonesia, P. tinctorium (Kelumbuk) is a significant timber tree.

Species

Plants of the World Online currently (2025) accepts 12 species.

• Pterocymbium beccarii – New Guinea
• Pterocymbium dongnaiense – Laos and Vietnam^§
• Pterocymbium dussaudii – Laos
• Pterocymbium macranthum – Thailand and Myanmar
• Pterocymbium micranthum – Bismarck Archipelago
• Pterocymbium oceanicum – Fiji
• Pterocymbium parviflorum – Borneo
• Pterocymbium splendens – Borneo
• Pterocymbium stipitatum – New Guinea
• Pterocymbium tinctorium – Indo-China, Malesia (including Philippines)
• Pterocymbium tubulatum – Peninsular Malaysia
• Pterocymbium viridiflorum – Sulawesi

^§In Viet Nam the name for this genus is Dực nang with two species listed:

• P. dongnaiense <small> Pierre</small>: Dá»±c nang Ðồng nai
• P. tinctorium<small> (Blanco) Merr.</small>: Dá»±c nang nhuộm

Both are deciduous trees, approximately 25 m high, found in tropical forests.

References

External links

• POWO: Pterocymbium