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Sterculia hypochroa

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Cambodia to S. Vietnam
Climate
wet tropical

About

Sterculia hypochroa is a tree species described by Pierre, belonging to the genus Sterculia and the family Malvaceae (previously the Sterculiaceae, now relegated to a subfamily). No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. These trees are found in Vietnam, where they are known as trôm quạt.

Other Sterculia plants

Large Leaved Star Chestnut · Cape star-chestnut · Panama tree · Sterculia balanghas · Sterculia cinerea · Sterculia cochinchinensis · Hazel sterculia · Spotted Sterculia · Sterculia khasiana · Sterculia lanceifolia · Sterculia lanceolata · Chinese Chestnut

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sterculia hypochroa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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