Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd.

Kamikara tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000098
Common name: Kamikara tree
English name: MAPLE-LEAVED BAYUR
Arabic name: بتيروسبرما
Native: Southeast Asia
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree to 30 m high leaves leathery ovate to orbicular on outline to 30 cm across, peltate or cordate at base, flowers axillary, solitary, sepals rusty-tomentose, slightly longer than the white petals fruit a woody, 5- celled capsule to 15 cm long, seeds many, flattened, winged apically

Ornamental plant. A good tonic is prepared from the flowers which is also a cure for inflammation, ulcers, tumours, blood troubles and leprosy. The heartwood is red the sapwood white. The wood is soft to moderately hard. It is sometimes used for planking and interior construction. The wood is used for fuel

Pterospermadendron acerifolium (L) Kuntze

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Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, Cuttings of half-ripe wood with a heel.
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 3.0-6.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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