Sterculia urceolata

Botanical Description

Sterculia urceolata is a large, deciduous tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall; the bole has buttresses up to 6 metres high. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a growth-stimulating hair shampoo.. Sterculia urceolata has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].