Sterculia pruriens (Aubl.) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Sterculia

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dense primary rainforest. Rain, marsh and creek forests, forested slopes and savannah forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Sterculia pruriens leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Sterculia pruriens leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Sterculia pruriens leaf picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Sterculia pruriens fruit picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)
Sterculia pruriens fruit picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sterculia pruriens world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Sterculia pruriens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825413-1
WFO ID wfo-0000491748
COL ID 52DK2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 735195
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sterculia ivira Sterculia pruriens Sterculia crinita Ivira pruriens Clompanus pruriens Sterculia pruriens var. grandiflora