Malvaceae FAMILY

Sterculia villosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sterculia villosa is a small to large, often spreading, deciduous tree, usually growing about 10 metres tall[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible roots, medicinal uses, wood, fibre and gum. It is sometimes cultivated for its fibre near villages[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia.

HabitatMixed forests in gullies, also cultivated near villages; at elevations from 500 - 1,500 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].