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Malvaceae

Sterculia pruriens (Aubl.) K.Schum.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Sterculia

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Sterculia pruriens: tropical chestnuts , wood
Photo: Jean-Pierre Chéreau & Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Clompanus pruriens (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Ivira pruriens Aubl.
  • Sterculia crinita Cav.
  • Sterculia ivira Sw.
  • Sterculia pruriens var. grandiflora Ducke

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.