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Sterculia stigmarota is a tree in the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to wet tropical lowland forest in Cambodia and southern Vietnam, where it is known locally as bảy thưa muốm quay. It is a forest species, not a commonly cultivated plant, so cultivation details are limited.
Sterculia stigmarota is a plant, belonging to the genus Sterculia and the family Malvaceae (previously the Sterculiaceae, now relegated to a subfamily). This species is found only in southern Vietnam (where it is known as bảy thưa muốm quay) and there are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sterculia stigmarota 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.
