Pterospermum rubiginosum B.Heyne ex Wall.
- Family: Malvaceae
- Vernacular names: Chittilaplavu, Malamthodali, ചിറ്റിലപ്ലാവ്, മലംതൊടലി (Malayalam),
- Distribution: Endemic to Southern Western Ghats
- Description: Medium trees. Leaves simple, alternate. Flowers bisexual, white, solitary, axillary. Fruit a capsule, seeds winged at one end.
- Habit: Tree
- Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
- Flowering & Fruiting: November-April
- Parts used:
- Properties & Uses: Powdered bark mixed with Aloe leaves and egg and applied externally on sprained part of the body to relieve pain and swellings.
- Systems of Medicines: Folk,
- Conservation Status: Endangered.
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