Sterculia Tragacanthoides
''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 ...
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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

are placed at the end of branchlets; they have
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