Author: | Adriano
Fiori, 1911 |
Family: |
STERCULIACEAE* |
Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan,
Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Rocks - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
80-100
Centimetres |
Height: |
4-18 Meters |
Flower:
|
Greenish
Yellow / Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
African
Star Chestnut, Mopopaja Tree, Bastard Baobab |
Synonyms: |
Triphaca africana, Joćo de Loureiro, 1790.
Sterculia
triphaca R. Br. 1844.
Sterculia guerichii K.
Schum. 1894.
Sterculia tomentosa sensu Sim.
Clompanus africana, Kuntze.
Clompanus arabica, Kuntze.
Sterculia abyssinica, R.Br.
Sterculia arabica, T.Anderson.
Sterculia ipomoeifolia, Garcke. |
This member of the
Sterculiaceae family was given this name by Adriano Fiori in 1911.
It is found from Socotra down through tropical Africa to Namibia. It
grows on rocks or on gravel plains with some water and lots of
water. The stem can grow to 80 or even 100 centimetres in diameter, the
tree raise from four to twelve or even 18 meters high. The flowers are
greenish yellow with red stripes.
The
genera name after the Latin god; Sterculius. The species name
as it originates from Africa.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Sterculiaceae is now part of the Malvaceae. |