Sterculia urceolata Sm.

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 to oblong and 10-30 cm long by 5-14 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowering shoots have many branches and the flowers are in axils of the leaves. Male flowers are orange-red with 8-11 anthers. The fruit is a star shaped pod with 4-5 follicles. It is broadly oval and 4-9 cm long. It is red and splits open. The seeds are narrowly oval and 1.5 cm long. They are dark brown or black.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in primary and secondary forests up to 200 m above sea level.

Plants are grown from seeds.