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Sterculia shillinglawii
Lacewood (Sterculia shillinglawii) is a large rainforest tree from northern Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, grown as a street and park tree in warm, frost-free climates. Its key requirement is a warm, humid, frost-free environment with reasonable moisture.
Sterculia shillinglawii, commonly known as tulip sterculia or lacewood, is a tree in the cotton and cocoa family Malvaceae, native to Papuasia and northeastern Australia.
The tulip sterculia is native to Cape York Peninsula in Australia, New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago), the most western part of the Solomon Islands, and Maluku. It grows in rainforest, monsoon forest and gallery forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).
The tulip sterculia is harvested for timber in Papua New Guinea, and has been recommended as a street tree in New South Wales. In the city of Cairns, Queensland, it has been planted in streets and parks.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sterculia shillinglawii 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.
