Malvaceae
Hazel sterculia
Sterculia foetida
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sterculia
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Common names
By language (24)
- ace
- Geulumpang
- ban
- Kepuh
- Bangla
- বাক্সবাদাম, জংলিবাদাম
- bjn
- Kalumpang
- Burmese
- လက်ခုပ်
- Chinese
- 香苹婆, 香蘋婆, 掌葉蘋婆
- Czech
- Lejnice smradlavá
- Dutch
- Kepuh
- English
- Hazel sterculia, Bastard poon tree, Wild almond tree
- Filipino
- Kalumpang
- French
- Arbre caca, Arbre moufette, Arbre à merde, Olivier de Java, Olivier putois, Sterculier fétide, Tabac de femme
- Indonesian
- Kepuh
- Javanese
- Jangkang, Kepuh
- Kannada
- ಭಟಲ ಪಿನಾರಿ
- mad
- Jhângkang
- Malay
- Kelumpang Jari
- Malayalam
- മലമ്പരത്തി
- mnw
- ခပြုင်
- Polish
- Zatwar cuchnący
- Portuguese
- Chichá-fedorento, Xixá-fedorento
- Sundanese
- Kepoh
- Tamil
- பீநாறி
- Thai
- สำโรง
- Vietnamese
- Trôm
Synonyms
- Clompanus foetida (L.) Kuntze
- Sterculia mexicana var. guianensis Sagot
- Sterculia polyphylla R.Br.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April, August (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ramnarayan K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chandu Bandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Karthik Thrikkadeeri, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mirela, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Holle, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.