Sterculia

Sterculia
S. foetida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus: Sterculia
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Species

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Synonyms
19 synonyms
  • Astrodendrum Dennst.
  • Balanghas Raf.
  • Cavalam Adans.
  • Cavallium Schott
  • Chichaea C.Presl
  • Clompanus Raf.
  • Culhamia Forssk.
  • Delabechea Lindl.
  • Eribroma Pierre
  • Ivira Aubl.
  • Kavalama Raf.
  • Mateatia Vell.
  • Orsopea Raf.
  • Pompila Noronha
  • Southwellia Salisb.
  • Theodoria Neck.
  • Triphaca Lour.
  • Triplobus Raf.
  • Xylosterculia Kosterm.

Sterculia is a genus of about 180 species of flowering plants in the hibiscus family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae. It was formerly placed in the now obsolete family Sterculiaceae. Members of the genus are colloquially known as tropical chestnuts. Sterculia may be monoecious or dioecious, and its flowers unisexual or bisexual.

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