Sterculia vitiensis

Botanical Description

Sterculia vitiensis is a slender tree that can grow around 8 - 30 metres tall; the straight bole can be up to 120cm in diameter with thin buttresses[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 981 Title Fruits of Oceania Publication Author Annie Walter & Chanel Sam Publisher Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Year 2002 ISBN 1-86320-331-1 Description A detailed guide to some of the more common edible fruits of Oceania ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a source of wood. It is sometimes cultivated for its edible seeds in home gardens and open ground in Fiji[ 981 Title Fruits of Oceania Publication Author Annie Walter & Chanel Sam Publisher Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Year 2002 ISBN 1-86320-331-1 Description A detailed guide to some of the more common edible fruits of Oceania ]. Sterculia vitiensis is considered common on Viti Levu but information is lacking on the status of populations on Vanua Levu. It is harvested for timber on a small scale but its use and exportation is monitored and managed under Fijian law. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 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. ].