Malvaceae FAMILY
Sterculia tantraensis
Sterculia tantraensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sterculia tantraensis is a deciduous tree with a broad crown growing up to 20 metres tall. The bole is often crooked, up to 45cm in diameter with buttresses[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea to the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands
HabitatLowland areas[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ].