Sterculia urens Roxb.

Sterculia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Sterculia

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous tree. It grows 11m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry rocky hills in Central and northern India, at elevations between 300-750 metres. Dry, tropical deciduous forests, often associated with Boswellia serrata, on hilltops, exposed ridges, rocky crevices, eroded slopes and similar habitats.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food coffee substitute dye environmental use fiber food food additive fuel gum material medicinal oil seasoning spice timber wood
Edible gums roots seeds
Therapeutic use Fistula (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Pneumonia(Veterinary) (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tubercle (unspecified), Pleuropneumonia(Veterinary) (unspecified), Rhagades (unspecified)
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°) 30 - 42
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Sterculia urens unspecified picture

Distribution

Sterculia urens world distribution map, present in Cuba, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825508-1
WFO ID wfo-0001141132
COL ID 52DN2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Clompanus urens Kavalama urens Sterculia urens Cavallium urens