Sterculia subpeltata Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Sterculia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10-15 m tall. The trunk can be 20 cm across. There are slight buttresses. The bark is grey. The leaves taper abruptly to a tip. The base is rounded. There are red or white hairs underneath. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and near the ends of branches. The flowers are yellowish-white or red with a dark red centre. The fruit is a star shaped pod with 2-5 follicles. They are oblong and red and split open. The seeds are black and narrowly oval.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and in open forests between 100-1,050 m above sea level.
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Edible fruits
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Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Distribution

Sterculia subpeltata world distribution map, present in Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825481-1
WFO ID wfo-0000492459
COL ID 52DM9
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Synonyms

Sterculia cauliflora Sterculia subpeltata Clompanus subpeltata