Sterculia lanceolata Cav.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (Sterculia Or Cocoa Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COCOA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sterculia lanceolata Cav.
  • Common name : Scarlet Sterculia, Lanceleaf Sterculia
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : The bright red fruits give this species an interesting look. It will grow well on slopes or near rivers and streams. In Hong Kong, it is widely planted in parks.
  • Key identification features : Small evergreen tree. Habitat: Occurs near streams. Foliage: Smooth leaves are elliptic to lanceolate (9 - 20 cm long, 3.5 - 8 cm wide) with entire leaf margin. Flowers: Unisexual flowers are small and lack petals. The branched inflorescence is known as a panicle (4 - 10 cm long). Fruits: Dry, ellipsoid fruits known as follicles break open along 1 seam at maturity (5 - 7 cm long, 2 - 2.5 cm wide). Red fruits are softly hairy and contain 2 - 5 brown to black, ellipsoid seeds (1 cm long). Fruits occur in small, star-shaped clusters.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Herbarium collected by Patanjali Bhartiya Ayurvigyan AvUm Anusandhan Sansthan, Haridwar, Uttarkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sterculia lanceolata. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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