Sterculia stenocarpa H.J.P.Winkl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Sterculia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-12 m tall. It has a spreading crown. It has several branches from just above the ground. The trunk is short and stout. The leave are round in outline with 3 shallow lobes. The leaves are 4-7 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The base is heart shaped. The flowering shoots are in large numbers on leafless stems. The flowers are yellow with red. They have a tube 7-12 mm long with 5 spreading triangle shaped teeth. The fruit are follicles that hang down. The are narrowly cylinder shaped and 7-9 cm long by 1-1.2 cm wide. The seeds are small and 8 mm long by 5 mm wide.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Sterculia stenocarpa world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825473-1
WFO ID wfo-0000492494
COL ID 52DLX
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Synonyms

Sterculia stenocarpa