Malvaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Sterculia lanceolata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sterculia lanceolata is a deciduous tree growing up to 14 metres tall with a bole around 25cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre. Sterculia lanceolata 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(2013)[ 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 RangeE. Asia - Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia

HabitatAn understorey tree growing in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites), mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests, often along rivers and streams and on hillsides, also on limestone; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 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. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].