Sterculia treubii Hochr.

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is straight and 60 cm across. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are narrowly oval and 10-30 cm long by 5-14 cm wide. The base is rounded. The flowering shoots have many branches. They are in the axils of leaves or near the ends of branches. The fruit is a star shaped pod. It is oblong and has 2-5 follicles. It is 4-9.5 cm long and red and splits open. The seeds are narrowly oval, black and 1.5 cm long.

A tropical plant. It grows in primary and secondary forests up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Plants are grown from seeds.