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Sterculia khasiana

Sterculia khasiana is a tree in the mallow family (Malvaceae) that was endemic to the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India. It is considered extinct due to habitat loss, so it is not grown in gardens and no cultivation guidance is practical.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Assam (Meghalaya)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Sterculia khasiana was a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It was an endemic tree of the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya in India. It became extinct due to habitat loss.

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sterculia khasiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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