Sterculia Gilva
''Sterculia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae: subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the now obsolete Sterculiaceae). Members of the genus are colloquially known as tropical chestnuts. ''Sterculia'' may be monoecious or dioecious, and its flowers unisexual or bisexual. Taxonomy Phylogeny A 27-million-year-old †''Sterculia labrusca'' leaf fossil is described from the Evros region in Western Thrace, Greece. Species The Plant List counts 91 currently accepted species. The accepted species are listed here, except as noted. *''Sterculia abbreviata'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón *''Sterculia aerisperma'' Cuatrec. *'' Sterculia africana'' ( Lour.) Fiori – Mopopaja tree *'' Sterculia albidiflora'' Ducke *'' Sterculia alexandri'' Harv. – Cape sterculia *'' Sterculia amazonica'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón *'' Sterculia antioquia'' E.L.Taylor *'' Sterculia apeibophylla'' Ducke *'' Sterculia alexandri'' (Jacq.) H.Karst. *'' ...
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Sterculia Foetida
''Sterculia foetida'' is a soft wooded tree that can grow up to tall.Sterculia Foetida"
- Meet the Plants - National Tropical Botanical Garden Plant Database. Web. 08 Dec. 2013. Common names for the plant are the bastard poon tree, java olive tree, hazel sterculia, wild almond tree, and skunk tree.

Description

The branches of ''Sterculia foetida'' are arranged in

whorl

s; they spread horizontally. The tree's bark is smooth and gray. The

leaves