
Malvaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Sterculia frondosa
Sterculia frondosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sterculia frondosa is a deciduous tree The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine Sterculia frondosa 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana
HabitatNot known