Java Olive
Sterculia foetida
Also known as Foetid Sterculia, Skunk Tree
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About Java Olive
Sterculia foetida is a soft-wooded tree that can grow up to 35 metres (115 feet) tall. Common names for the plant are the bastard poon tree, Java olive tree, hazel sterculia, wild almond tree, and skunk tree.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sterculia foetida
- Genus
- Sterculia
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and in the plains along coastal areas
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, East Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, N. Australia, Moluccas
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली बादाम Jangli badam, jangli badam
- Bengali
- জংগলী বাদাম Jungli Badam, বাক্সবাদাম, জংলিবাদাম
- Tamil
- Kutiraippitukku, பீநாறி
- Telugu
- Manjiponaku, Adavibadam
- Kannada
- Bhatala penari, ಗೋಟು Gotu, ಪಾತಾಳಮರ Paataala mara
- Malayalam
- Pinari, Putiyunrtti, Pottakkavalam
- Marathi
- Goldaru, जंगली बादाम Jangali badam, जंगली बदाम
Botanical family
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Java Olive belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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