Malvaceae

Sterculia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1007 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

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

Accepted Species

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.

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?
Jan 1, 2015 Du, N.V., et al. [HNK 2546] Vietnam K001045526 No
Oct 1, 2009 Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [17915] Papua New Guinea K000611182 No
Oct 1, 2009 Diwol Sundaling [142186] Malaysia K000611168 No
Oct 1, 2009 Kingham, J. [s.n.] Malaysia K000611172 No
Oct 1, 2009 Diwol et al. [142167] Malaysia K000611169 No
Oct 1, 2009 Sumbing Jimpin [136038] Malaysia K000511170 No
Jul 9, 2009 Diwol; Kuntil [135371] Malaysia K000610874 No
Jul 9, 2009 Nguyen, V.D. [HNK-1476] Vietnam K000610860 No
Feb 1, 2008 Sands, M., et al. [381] Papua New Guinea K000224793 No
Feb 1, 2008 Romero, E., et al. [15677] Philippines K000224836 No
Feb 1, 2008 Boyce, P., et al. [517] Cambodia K000224833 No
Feb 1, 2008 Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [16406] Papua New Guinea K000224791 No
Feb 1, 2008 Bygrave, P. [101] Thailand K000224834 No
Jan 24, 2006 Ismail; Aridfin, Z. [BRF 1719] Indonesia K000223800 No
Mar 14, 2005 Castro et al. [PPI 22211] Philippines K000271293 No
Mar 14, 2005 Madulid et al. [PPI 11566] Philippines K000271303 No
Mar 14, 2005 Barbon et al. [PPI 12924] Philippines K000271284 No
Mar 14, 2005 Gaerlan et al. [PPI 19981] Philippines K000271301 No
Feb 18, 1997 Gonzalez, J.; Chacon, I.A.; Zumbado, M.A.; Canet, R.; Sal, E. [1745] Costa Rica K001905418 No
Apr 1, 1989 Anderson, C.W. [46] Guyana K000380858 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Scortechini, B. [2068] Malaysia K000671735 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Beccari, O. [2157] Malaysia K000671713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 27, 1975 Holttum, R.E. [15214] Malaysia K000671632 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1131] Burma K001112166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mohtar, A. [S.56291] Malaysia K001612126 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1135] Burma K001112178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1122] K001112141 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1122] K001112143 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [2289] Indonesia K001635584 Yes
Briggs, M. ; Simbiak, V. ; Paiki, T. [MB 616] Indonesia K001639346 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1128] K001112162 Type Yes
Utteridge, T.M.A. [388] K:SPC-64409.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [4945] Cameroon K000094710 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1133] K001112171 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3064] Tanzania K:SPC-15392.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1135] Burma K001112175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cummins, H.A. [169] Ghana K000230059 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1130] Burma K001112164 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Hewitt, J.] [s.n.] Borneo K000671771 Type Yes
Dalziel, J.M. Gambia, The K:SPC-22102.000 No
Fay, J.M.; Harris, D.J. [8459] Central African Republic K:SPC-63367.000 No
Coode, M.J.E. [5675] Philippines K:SPC-51097.000 No
Heringer, E.P. [17988] Brazil K001214104 Yes
Garcia; Fuentes; Romero [18215] Philippines K001639036 No
Utteridge, T.M.A.; Arifani, D.; Baker, W.; Heatubun, C. [681] Papua New Guinea K001871565 No
Perigolo, N.A.; et al. [299] Brazil K001590672 Yes
Pierre, L. [111] Vietnam K000671714 Unknown Type Material Yes
Othman, Hj.; Rantai; Jugah [S. 56496] Malaysia K001622349 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1128] K001112161 Type Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 1135] Malaysia K001112180 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter, R. [15428] New Caledonia K000671841 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1130] Burma K001112165 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1136] K001112185 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8833] Brazil K001213874 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Malaysia K000671724 Type Yes
Roxburgh [s.n.] India K000671637 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1135] Burma K001112176 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1136] Bangladesh K001112188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Latiff, A.; Zainudin, A.; Bedul [4136] Malaya K001273707 No
Latiff, A.; Zainudin, A.; Bedul [4136] Malaya K001273708 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1138] Malaysia K001112195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [436] K:SPC-24734.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1136] K001112187 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1122] K001112140 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1121] K001112137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1131] Burma K001112167 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [4945] Cameroon K000094709 No
Maingay, A.C. [1085] Malaysia K000671631 Type Yes
Maingay, A.C. [1085] Malaysia K000671630 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1133] K001112170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holtze, M. [s.n.] Australia K000671843 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tanner, R. [436] Tanzania K:SPC-15394.000 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18148] Brazil K001214105 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1122] India K001112144 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Malaysia K000671734 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1136] K001112184 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1135] Burma K001112179 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1136] India K001112182 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1136] K001112181 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8844] Brazil K001214103 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1136] K001112186 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1121] Malaysia K001112139 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Hoyle, A.C. [1044] Tanzania K:SPC-15393.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1135] Burma K001112177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 1123] Malaysia K001112145 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1136] K001112183 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1121] K001112138 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1122] K001112142 Unknown Type Material Yes
illegible [11826] Malaysia K000671725 Type Yes

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