Pterygota (plant)
Pterygota is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae.
| Pterygota | |
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| Pterygota alata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
| Genus: | Pterygota Schott & Endl. |
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.
Species
Species of the genus Pterygota include:
- Pterygota alata (Buddha coconut)
- Pterygota bequaertii
- Pterygota macrocarpa
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