Sterculia tragacantha
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Guinea-Bissau; Burkina Faso; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Central African Republic; Angola; ?Tanzania; Rwanda; ?Burundi; N-Zambia; Annobon Isl.; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Principe Isl.; Cuba [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Sterculia | |||
| Species | tragacantha | |||
| Author citation | Lindl. | |||
| Scientific name | Sterculia tragacantha Lindl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson