Malvaceae
Sterculia

Sterculia comosa Wall.

First published in Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 25 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Malesia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 23, 2006 Madulid et al. [23908] Philippines K000223795 No
Jan 1, 1976 Beccari, O. [s.n.] Indonesia K000671702 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Abel, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K000671699 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Hochreutiner, B.P.G. [8] Indonesia K000671701 Type Yes
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Indonesia K000671703 Unknown Type Material Yes
Abel, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K000671700 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1126] K001112152 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1126] K001112153 Unknown Type Material Yes

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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