Sterculia L.
Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Cuba, Hawaii, Jamaica, Pakistan, Puerto Rico
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Astrodendrum Dennst. in Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 30 (1818)
- Balanghas Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 72 (1838)
- Cavalam Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 357 (1763)
- Cavallium Schott in H.W.Schott & S.L.Endlicher, Melet. Bot.: 33 (1832)
- Chichaea C.Presl in Reliq. Haenk. 2: 140 (1835)
- Clompanus Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 73 (1838)
- Culhamia Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 96 (1775)
- Delabechea Lindl. in T.L.Mitchell, J. Exped. Trop. Australia: 155 (1848)
- Eribroma Pierre in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1273 (1896)
- Ivira Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 694 (1775)
- Kavalama Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 72 (1838)
- Mateatia Vell. in Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 95 (1831)
- Orsopea Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 73 (1838)
- Pompila Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 3 (1790), nom. nud.
- Southwellia Salisb. in Parad. Lond. 1: t. 69 (1807)
- Theodoria Neck. in Elem. Bot. 2: 286 (1790), opus utique oppr.
- Triphaca Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 577 (1790)
- Triplobus Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 110 (1838)
- Xylosterculia Kosterm. in Bot. Tidsskr. 67: 317 (1973)
Accepted Species
- Sterculia abbreviata E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón
- Sterculia aberrans Tardieu
- Sterculia acuminatissima Merr.
- Sterculia aerisperma Cuatrec.
- Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori
- Sterculia albidiflora Ducke
- Sterculia alexandri Harv.
- Sterculia allenii E.L.Taylor ex Al.Rodr. & D.Santam.
- Sterculia amazonica E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón
- Sterculia ampla Baker f.
- Sterculia apeibophylla Ducke
- Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H.Karst.
- Sterculia appendiculata K.Schum.
- Sterculia backeri Tantra
- Sterculia balanghas L.
- Sterculia bammleri K.Schum.
- Sterculia blumei G.Don
- Sterculia bolavenensis Tagane & Soulad.
- Sterculia bracteata Gagnep.
- Sterculia brevissima H.H.Hsue ex Y.Tang, M.G.Gilbert & Dorr
- Sterculia campaniflora Ridl.
- Sterculia caribaea R.Br.
- Sterculia carrii Tantra
- Sterculia ceramica R.Br.
- Sterculia chapelieri Baill.
- Sterculia cheekii Dorr
- Sterculia chlamydothyrsa Mildbr.
- Sterculia chrysodasys Miq.
- Sterculia cinerea A.Rich.
- Sterculia cochinchinensis Pierre
- Sterculia cognata Prain
- Sterculia colombiana Sprague
- Sterculia comorensis Baill.
- Sterculia comosa Wall.
- Sterculia conwentzii K.Schum.
- Sterculia cordata Blume
- Sterculia corrugata Little
- Sterculia costaricana Pittier
- Sterculia crassinervia Miq.
- Sterculia cuneifolia Miq.
- Sterculia curiosa (Vell.) Taroda
- Sterculia cuspidata R.Br.
- Sterculia dactylocarpa Warb.
- Sterculia darbyshirei Tantra
- Sterculia dasyphylla A.C.Sm.
- Sterculia dawei Sprague
- Sterculia duckei E.L.Taylor ex J.A.C.Silva & M.F.Silva
- Sterculia edelfeltii F.Muell.
- Sterculia ellipticifolia Fosberg
- Sterculia elmeri Merr.
- Sterculia euosma W.W.Sm.
- Sterculia excelsa Mart.
- Sterculia fanaiho Setch.
- Sterculia foetida L.
- Sterculia forsteri Seem.
- Sterculia frondosa Rich.
- Sterculia gengmaensis H.H.Hsue ex Y.Tang, M.G.Gilbert & Dorr
- Sterculia gilva Miq.
- Sterculia glauca A.H.Gentry
- Sterculia gracilipes Pierre
- Sterculia grandifolia R.Br.
- Sterculia guangxiensis S.J.Xu & P.T.Li
- Sterculia guapayensis Cuatrec.
- Sterculia guianensis Sandwith
- Sterculia guttata Roxb.
- Sterculia hainanensis Merr. & Chun
- Sterculia harmandii Pierre
- Sterculia henryi Hemsl.
- Sterculia hewittii Ridl.
- Sterculia holtzei F.Muell.
- Sterculia hymenocalyx K.Schum.
- Sterculia hypochroa Pierre
- Sterculia hyposticta Miq.
- Sterculia impressinervis H.H.Hsue
- Sterculia insularis R.Br.
- Sterculia kayae P.E.Berry
- Sterculia khasiana Debb. ex Biswas
- Sterculia kingii Prain
- Sterculia kingtungensis H.H.Hsue ex Y.Tang, M.G.Gilbert & Dorr
- Sterculia kostermansiana Tantra
- Sterculia lancaviensis Ridl.
- Sterculia lanceifolia Roxb.
- Sterculia lanceolata Cav.
- Sterculia lastoursvillensis M.Bodard & Pellegr.
- Sterculia laxiflora Rusby
- Sterculia lepidotostellata Mildbr.
- Sterculia linguifolia Mast.
- Sterculia lissophylla Pierre
- Sterculia longifolia Vent.
- Sterculia longipetiolata Merr.
- Sterculia macrophylla Vent.
- Sterculia macrostemon Tantra
- Sterculia madagascariensis R.Br.
- Sterculia maoana Doweld
- Sterculia mastersii Pierre
- Sterculia megistophylla Ridl.
- Sterculia membranacea Merr.
- Sterculia mexicana R.Br.
- Sterculia mhosya Engl.
- Sterculia micrantha Chun & H.H.Hsue
- Sterculia mindorensis Tantra
- Sterculia monosperma Vent.
- Sterculia monticola Mildbr.
- Sterculia morobeensis Tantra
- Sterculia murex Hemsl.
- Sterculia oblonga Mast.
- Sterculia oblongata R.Br.
- Sterculia ornatisepala E.L.Taylor ex D.Santam. & Al.Rodr.
- Sterculia palauensis Kaneh.
- Sterculia papuana Tantra
- Sterculia parkinsonii F.Muell.
- Sterculia parviflora Roxb. ex G.Don
- Sterculia parvifolia R.Br.
- Sterculia peekelii Mildbr.
- Sterculia pendula Ducke
- Sterculia perryae Kosterm.
- Sterculia peruviana (D.R.Simpson) E.L.Taylor ex Brako & Zarucchi
- Sterculia petenensis E.L.Taylor ex D.Santam. & Al.Rodr.
- Sterculia pexa Pierre
- Sterculia pinbienensis H.T.Tsai & P.I.Mao
- Sterculia pojoira Cuatrec.
- Sterculia ponapensis Kaneh.
- Sterculia principis Gagnep.
- Sterculia pruriens (Aubl.) K.Schum.
- Sterculia pseudopeltata Mildbr.
- Sterculia quadrifida R.Br.
- Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K.Schum.
- Sterculia radicans Gagnep.
- Sterculia recordiana Standl.
- Sterculia rhinopetala K.Schum.
- Sterculia rhoidifolia Stapf ex Ridl.
- Sterculia rhynchocarpa K.Schum.
- Sterculia rhynchophylla K.Schum.
- Sterculia rigidifolia Ducke
- Sterculia ripicola Mildbr.
- Sterculia rogersii N.E.Br.
- Sterculia rubiginosa Vent.
- Sterculia rugosa R.Br.
- Sterculia sangirensis Warb.
- Sterculia scandens Hemsl.
- Sterculia schlechteri Mildbr.
- Sterculia schliebenii Mildbr.
- Sterculia scortechinii King
- Sterculia setigera Delile
- Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell.
- Sterculia simaoensis Y.Y.Qian
- Sterculia spangleri R.Br.
- Sterculia spatulata Warb.
- Sterculia speciosa K.Schum.
- Sterculia stapfiana K.Schum.
- Sterculia stenocarpa H.J.P.Winkl.
- Sterculia steyermarkii E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón
- Sterculia stigmarota Pierre
- Sterculia stipulata Korth.
- Sterculia stipulifera Ducke
- Sterculia striata A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
- Sterculia striatiflora Mast.
- Sterculia subnobilis H.H.Hsue
- Sterculia subpeltata Blume
- Sterculia subracemosa Chun & H.H.Hsue
- Sterculia subviolacea K.Schum.
- Sterculia tannaensis Guillaumin
- Sterculia tantraensis Morat
- Sterculia tavia Baill.
- Sterculia tessmannii Mildbr.
- Sterculia thorelii Pierre
- Sterculia tonkinensis Aug.DC.
- Sterculia tragacantha Lindl.
- Sterculia tragacanthoides Engl.
- Sterculia urceolata Sm.
- Sterculia urens Roxb.
- Sterculia urophylla Merr.
- Sterculia venezuelensis Pittier
- Sterculia versicolor Wall.
- Sterculia villifera Steud.
- Sterculia villosa Roxb. ex Sm.
- Sterculia vitiensis Seem.
- Sterculia xolocotzii T.Wendt & E.L.Taylor
- Sterculia yatesii Merr.
- Sterculia yuanjiangensis H.H.Hsue & S.J.Xu
- Sterculia zeylanica Kosterm.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 1: 215.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 438(1754).
- Sp. Pl. 2: 1007 (1753)
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L, Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 438 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 1008 (1753)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Bullock, A.A. [3064], Tanzania | 15392.000 | No | |||
Greenway, P.J. [1044], Tanzania | 15393.000 | No | |||
Tanner, R. [436], Tanzania | 15394.000 | No | |||
Dalziel, J.M., Gambia | 22102.000 | No | |||
Coode, M.J.E. [5675], Philippines | 51097.000 | No | |||
Fay, J.M. [8459], Central African Republic | 63367.000 | No | |||
Utteridge, T.M.A. [388], New Guinea | 64409.000 | No | |||
Cummins, H.A. [169], Ghana | K000230059 | isotype | Yes | ||
Thomas, D.W. [4945], Cameroon | K000094709 | No | |||
Thomas, D.W. [4945], Cameroon | K000094710 | No | |||
Heringer, E.P. [17988], Brazil | K001214104 | Yes | |||
Krukoff, B.A. [8844], Brazil | K001214103 | Yes | |||
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18148], Brazil | K001214105 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China
- The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0