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Sterculia apetala

(Jacq.) H.Karst. (1862)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Sterculia

bellota, french peanut, panama

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Columb. 2: 35 (1862)

Other References

Oppenheimer 2003:26 (NEWNAT/WM, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:543 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2012:22 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sterculia apetala Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Grounds Preserved_Specimen Large deciduous tree; fls. monoecious, apetalous; fr. 2-5-parted, with ~6 blackish edible seeds in each carpel Hamilton, R.A. Oahu BISH 1964-02-07
2 Sterculia apetala Near Beretania and Punchbowl (UTM 618693, 2356737) Lowland urban landscaped area. Preserved_Specimen .5 m tall sapling. No flowers, or fruit. Lau, A. 2009020401 Oahu BISH 2009-02-04
3 Sterculia apetala Koloa District. Allerton Garden in Lawai Valle, Lawai-kai; just south of Pandanus collection along west side of Lawai stream. Secondary forest with plantings. Preserved_Specimen Tree 6 meters tall, trunk 30 cm. dbh., bark smooth, gray-brown, Leaves medium green, shiny above, scurfy below. Fruits green, pendulous, green with scurfy brown pubescence. Lorence, D.H. 10405 Kauai BISH 2013-08-01
4 Sterculia apetala W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley Preserved_Specimen Lower trunks w. buttresses. Oppenheimer, H.L. 60129 Maui BISH 2001-06-13
5 Sterculia apetala W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley Trees planted in Nov. 1937, fruiting and with many young plants observed nearby. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 79906 Maui BISH 1999-07-06
6 Sterculia apetala Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen large spreading tree Wilder, G.P. 1227 Oahu BISH 1933-05-20
7 Sterculia apetala W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley Preserved_Specimen Lower trunks w. buttresses. Oppenheimer, H.L. 60129 Maui BISH 2001-06-13
8 Sterculia apetala Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Grounds Preserved_Specimen Large deciduous tree; fls. monoecious, apetalous; fr. 2-5-parted, with ~6 blackish edible seeds in each carpel. Lvs. long-stalked, 15-50 cm. wide, 3-5 broad entire lobes, apex rounded or subacute, base deeply indented, smooth above, when juv. tomentose beneath, ea. lf. lobe 1/2-folded. Fls. in panicles, 0 pets., calyx bell-shaped, red and woolly outside, dark-red & green-yel. inside, 5-6 lobed, monecious. Fr.: cluster of 2-5 podlike woody carpels 10 cm. long (red and green) ea. with chestnut like seeds 2 cm. long; pod exterior downy, int. vov'd with stiff bristles that penetrate & irritate the flesh. Hamilton, R.A. Oahu BISH 1964-02-07
9 Sterculia apetala Kahaului Preserved_Specimen wide spreading tree Maui BISH 1953-03-01
10 Sterculia apetala Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Thompson, J.W. Oahu BISH
11 Sterculia apetala W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 79906 Maui BISH 1999-07-06
12 Sterculia apetala W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokohau Valley Preserved_Specimen Lower trunks w. buttresses. Oppenheimer, H.L. 60129 Maui BISH 2001-06-13
13 Sterculia apetala Honolulu, King st., Bd. of Agric. and Forestry Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 419 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
14 Sterculia apetala Oahu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12548 Oahu BISH 1915-01-01
15 Sterculia apetala Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Thompson, J.W. Oahu BISH
16 Sterculia apetala Oahu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
17 Sterculia apetala gov. nursery, Honolulu lawn Preserved_Specimen 15 m., bark- gray, smooth, 3 cm thick Zschokke, T.C. 15 Oahu BISH 1927-04-25
18 Sterculia apetala Koloa District; Allerton Garden in Lawai Valley, Lawai-kai; just south of Pandanus collection along westside of Lawai stream secondary forest with plantings; cultivated origin, no tag. NTBG acc, #940070003 Preserved_Specimen tree 6m tall, trunk 30 cm dbh, bark smooth, gray-brown; leaves medium green, shiny above, scurfy below; fruits green, pendulous, green w/ scurfy brown pubescence Lorence, D.H. 10405 Kauai BISH 2013-08-01
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