Malvaceae
Sterculia

Sterculia speciosa K.Schum.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 7 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guianas to N. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Beltrame, E.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1658] Brazil K000447746 Yes
Jul 9, 1997 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2465] Brazil K001213788 Yes
Jul 9, 1997 Ule, E. [9608] Brazil K001213791 Yes
Jul 8, 1997 Krukoff, B.A. [8501] Brazil K001213803 Yes
Apr 1, 1989 Spruce, R. [1685] Brazil K000380875 Type Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5115] Brazil K001213804 Yes
Prance, G.T. [4526] Brazil K001213786 Yes
Prance, G.T. [18244] Brazil K001213806 Yes
Spruce, R. [1635] Brazil K001213799 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1006] Brazil K001213797 Yes
Prance, G.T. [14168] Brazil K001213794 Yes
Steward, W.C. [2755] Brazil K001213792 Yes
Berg, C.C. [19812] Brazil K001213790 Yes
Ducke, A. [981] Brazil K001213805 Yes
Ducke, A. [14708] Brazil K001213795 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6581] Brazil K001213798 Yes
Forero, E. [7071] Brazil K001213789 Yes
Ducke, A. [25099] Brazil K001213800 Yes
Prance, G.T. [14168] Brazil K001213793 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6216] Brazil K001213796 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4658] Brazil K001213802 Yes
Ducke, A. [25098] Brazil K001213801 Yes
Prance, G.T. [5334] Brazil K001213787 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [12263] Ecuador Sterculia pilosa K:SPC-54421.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [12271] Ecuador Sterculia pilosa K:SPC-29047.685 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images