Sterculia

	Sterculia ''Sterculia'' is a genus of 182 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 Plants of the World Online includes the following accepted species: # '' Sterculia abbreviata'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón # '' Sterculia aberrans'' Tardieu # '' Sterculia acuminatissima'' Merr. # '' Sterculia aerisperma'' Cuatrec. #'' Sterculia africana'' ( Lour.) Fiori – Mopopaja tree # '' Sterculia albidiflora'' Ducke #'' Sterculia alexandri'' Harv. – Cape sterculia # '' Sterculia allenii'' E.L.Taylor ex Al.Rodr. & D.Santam. # '' Sterculia amazonica'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón # '' Sterculia ampla'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sterculia Apeibophylla ''Sterculia'' is a genus of 182 flowering plants in the Malva, 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 (regional unit), Evros region in Western Thrace, Greece. Species Plants of the World Online includes the following accepted species: # ''Sterculia abbreviata'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón # ''Sterculia aberrans'' Tardieu # ''Sterculia acuminatissima'' Merr. # ''Sterculia aerisperma'' Cuatrec. #''Sterculia africana'' (Lour.) Fiori – Mopopaja tree # ''Sterculia albidiflora'' Ducke #''Sterculia alexandri'' Harv. – Cape sterculia # ''Sterculia allenii'' E.L.Taylor ex Al.Rodr. & D.Santam. # ''Sterculia amazonica'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón # ''Ster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sterculia Abbreviata ''Sterculia'' is a genus of 182 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 Plants of the World Online includes the following accepted species: # '' Sterculia abbreviata'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón # '' Sterculia aberrans'' Tardieu # '' Sterculia acuminatissima'' Merr. # '' Sterculia aerisperma'' Cuatrec. #'' Sterculia africana'' ( Lour.) Fiori – Mopopaja tree # '' Sterculia albidiflora'' Ducke #'' Sterculia alexandri'' Harv. – Cape sterculia # '' Sterculia allenii'' E.L.Taylor ex Al.Rodr. & D.Santam. # '' Sterculia amazonica'' E.L.Taylor ex Mondragón # '' Sterculia ampla'' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sterculia Africana ''Sterculia africana'' or African star-chestnut is a deciduous tree, belonging to the genus ''Sterculia'' and the family Malvaceae (previously the Sterculiaceae, now relegated to a subfamily). The species is sometimes called the "mopopaja tree". It is distributed throughout Northeast Africa to Arabia. Description ''Sterculia africana'' is a deciduous tree that grows up to 8m tall, it is monoecious, with a single trunk and rounded crown. ''S.africana'' has smooth and flaking bark that is grey or pinkish brown. The leaves alternate, crowded at the ends of branches, orbicular, 8–15 cm long x 8–15 cm across. Leaves are 3-5 lobed and covered in stellate hairs. Flowers appear before the leaves 1.5–2 cm across, in axillary panicles. Flowers are unisexual with both sexes being found on the same tree. They have no petals, but the calyx is coloured and functions as a corolla. In the male flowers the numerous anthers are fused together to form a column. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]