STERCULIA MUREX
Author:
William Botting Hemsley, 1894
Family:
STERCULIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Hemsl. (1894). In: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 155 (1893), Et in Hook. Icon. Pl. 23: T. 3278.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
35 Centimetres
Height:
10 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Sterculiaceae* family was described by William Botting Hemsley in 1894. It is from the central part of South Africa, where it grows in open forests with lots of water and some sun. It will grow to ten meters with a trunk 35 centimetres in diameter. The flowers are yellow with pink dots, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name after the Latin god; Sterculius. The species name from Latin, mollusk; 'yielding a purple dye'.
Flower
Yellow, Pink Dots
Soil
Mix
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium
