About Poplar Sterculia
Hildegardia populifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It native to in India: in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and also in Karnataka. It is threatened by habitat loss. This is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 meters tall. It has lobed leaves and panicles of flowers with red sepals and no petals. Most trees produce both male and bisexual flowers. The bee Trigona iridipennis feeds on the pollen and nectar. The flowers are visited by several bird species, such as the red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer), rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach), blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus), and stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis), some of which are predators of the bee.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hildegardia populifolia
- Genus
- Hildegardia
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Rocky terrains in deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-February
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (CR)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Malaipuvarasu
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Poplar Sterculia belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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