| Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori |
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Family : Sterculiaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : MALVACEAE |
| Protologue : Agric. Colon. 5(Suppl.): 37 (1911) |
| Information on the genus : Sterculia |
| Basionym : Triphaca africana Lour. |
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Status
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| Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori var. africana |
| Sterculia triphaca R.Br. |
| Triphaca africana Lour. (1790) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Sterculia ipomeifolia Garcke |
| =Sterculia guerichii K.Schum. (1894) |
| =*Sterculia tomentosa auct. sensu Sim |
| =Sterculia africana var. socotrana (K.Schum.) Fiori |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori var. africana |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub or tree 7-10(-25) m tall, with a stout trunk 0,6-1 m , somewhat resembling that of the baobab; primary branches stiff and very stout; bark peeling in papery flakes; flowers appearing before the leaves. |
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| Ecology : |
Acacia, Acacia-Commiphora and Acacia-Terminalia woodland and bushland on gravelly to stony soil; often on rocky slopes and lava-flows or on the top of rocky outcrops; 1-1775 m alt. |
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E Sudan, N Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti; – S Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, E Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Caprivi Strip. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Sterculiaceae : 18 (2007).
Bibliography for North Africa :
- BOULOS, L. (2000). FLORA OF EGYPT. [vol. 2] Al Harara Publishing. Cairo. [p.112]
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Germplasm Resources Information Network |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Tropicos |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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| Record n°148927 modified 2009-06-24 |
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