STERCULIA AFRICANA
Author:
Adriano Fiori, 1911
Family:
STERCULIACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Fiori. (n.d.). In: Agric. Colon., It. 5: Suppl., 37 (1911 Publ. 1912).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
80-100 Centimetres
Height:
4-18 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Triphaca africana, João de Loureiro, 1790.
Sterculia triphaca R. Br. 1844.
Sterculia guerichii K. Schum. 1894.
Sterculia tomentosa sensu Sim.
Clompanus africana, Kuntze.
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Clompanus arabica, Kuntze.
Sterculia abyssinica, R.Br.
Sterculia arabica, T.Anderson.
Sterculia ipomoeifolia, Garcke.
This member of the Sterculiaceae family was given this name by Adriano Fiori in 1911. It is found from Socotra down through tropical Africa to Namibia. It grows on rocks or on gravel plains with some water and lots of water. The stem can grow to 80 or even 100 centimetres in diameter, the tree raise from four to twelve or even 18 meters high. The flowers are greenish yellow with red stripes. The genera name after the Latin god; Sterculius. The species name as it originates from Africa.
Flower
Greenish Yellow / Red
Soil
Rocks - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
