Kydia calycina

Kydia calycina is a species of flowering plant in the genus Kydia found in the Indian subcontinent, southern China and Southeast Asia.[2] A fast‑growing, medium‑sized tree, it is widely exploited, even cultivated, for cheap timber and fiber.[3]

Kydia calycina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Kydia
Species:
K. calycina
Binomial name
Kydia calycina
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Hibiscus roxburghianus (Wight) Mabb.
    • Kydia fraterna Roxb.
    • Kydia roxburghiana Wight

References
  1. Pl. Coromandel 3: 11 (1811)
  2. "Kydia calycina Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. Swaminathan, M. S.; Kochhar, S. L. (23 May 2019). Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Gardens. Cambridge University Press. p. 45-46. ISBN 9781108640633.
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