Sterculia cordata Blume @ Near Block 333 Ubi Avenue 1

Sterculia cordata Blume @ Near Block 333 Ubi Avenue 1 (2021 0115)

Description

Upper canopy tree up to 46 m tall and 76 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 15 mm long, very narrow. Leaves crowded at twig tips, alternate, simple, tripli- to penni-veined, lower surface hairy and yellow-whitish coloured, leaf base usually cordate. Flowers ca. 10 mm diameter, dirty pale pink, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 83 mm long, red-brownish, dehiscent capsule with several seeds. Seeds with black aril.

Distribution

Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Central- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.

Local names

Borneo: Kembang, Kembang semangkok, Kembang semangkok paya, Mandalom tenom, Pimpin bulan.

Location: Near Block 333 (Ubi Avenue 1)