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Pterygota (plant)

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Pterygota
Pterygota alata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus: Pterygota
Schott & Endl.

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

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Species of the genus Pterygota include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pterygota Schott & Endl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  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. doi:10.1016/j.jacme.2014.05.001. ISSN 2211-5587.