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Sterculia ampla

Baker f. (1923)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Bot. 61(Suppl.): 5 (1923)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sterculia ampla Foster Botanical Garden. Lowland botanical garden setting. Preserved_Specimen Large tree about 80 feet tall. Floweers brown, fruits a dehiscent brown pod with black seeds. Hoffman, N. 13 Oahu BISH 2013-05-02
2 Sterculia ampla Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen tree 12 m tall with a buttressed trunk. Bark light colored and very smooth. The trunk continues up into the crown as the major branch. The remainder of the branches come off of the major branch horizontally, forming tiers. Perianth chartreuse, but largely covered with crimson hairs. Flower odorless (morning) Lau, J. 1656 Oahu BISH 1985-11-19
3 Sterculia ampla Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen tree 12 m tall with a buttressed trunk. Bark light colored and very smooth. The trunk continues up into the crown as the major branch. The remainder of the branches come off of the major branch horizontally, forming tiers. Perianth chartreuse, but largely covered with crimson hairs. Flower odorless (morning) Lau, J. 1656 Oahu BISH 1985-11-19
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