Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Rank Species | Order Malvales Genus Pterospermum | |
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Pterospermum suberifolium or the cork-leaved bayur is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. Leaves are irregularly oblong; subcordate, rounded or oblique; apex acuminate; with irregularly serrated margin. Its flowers are yellowish white and fruit is a capsule.
A famous nagaraja in Buddhism is named for the fruit of the P. suberifolium, Mucalinda.
Medicinal value
The plant is used for cure fractured bones in Ayurvedic medicine, where they are grind into a paste with some other medicinal herbs.
References
Pterospermum suberifolium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA