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Malvaceae

Large-leaved star-chestnut

Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K.Schum.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Sterculia

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Large-leaved star-chestnut: Sterculia quinqueloba , flowers; vicinity of Omavanda, Baynes Mountains, Kokoveld, Namibia
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Grootblaarsterkastaiing
Chinese
五裂苹婆
English
Large-leaved star-chestnut, Large-leaved sterculia, Large-leaved-chestnut

Synonyms

  • Cola quinqueloba Garcke
  • Edwardia quinqueloba (Garcke) Kuntze
  • Sterculia leguminosacea K.Schum. & Engl.
  • Sterculia livingstoneana Engl.
  • Sterculia pedunculata De Wild. & T.Durand
  • Sterculia zastrowiana Engl.

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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). About our plant data.