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

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• 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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