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Sterculia africana

(Lour.) Fiori (1912)

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

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Agric. Colon. 5(Suppl.): 37 (1911 publ. 1912)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sterculia africana Koloa District. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Ficus Triangle Preserved_Specimen Small tree of 12'. Bark light tan, peeling in thin, papery sheets. Leaves green with yellowish-green veins above, slightly paler, duller below with yellow-green veins. Perianth in bud pale green with ~1/3 with reddith cast. Open flowers pale yellow-green with red nerves. Fruit pale green drying pale tan. Seeds charcoal grey. Flynn, T.W. 3328 Kauai BISH 1989-04-19
2 Sterculia africana Waimea Arboretum & Botnical Garden, Haleiwa Preserved_Specimen irritating hairs on seeds in pod Orr, D. 28 Oahu BISH 1994-12-16
3 Sterculia africana Koloa District; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Ficus Triangle Preserved_Specimen Small tree of 12 ft; bark light tan, peeling in thin, papery sheets; lvs green with yellowish-green veins above, slightly paler, duller elow with yellow-green veins. Perianth in bud pale green with ca. 1/3 with reddish cast. Open flowers pale yellow-green with red nerves. Fruit pale green drying pale tan. seeds charcoal grey. Flynn, T.W. 3328 Kauai BISH 1989-04-19
4 Sterculia africana Oahu Preserved_Specimen Orr, D. 28 Oahu BISH 1994-12-16
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