Hirik / Spotted Sterculia
Sterculia guttata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sterculia guttata
- Genus
- Sterculia
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also along ghats
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hirik itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellow-green, spottedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hirik itself; the rest are typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- हिरीक Hirik
- Tamil
- கழுதைவிடை Kalutaivitai, காவலம் Kavalam, பீ Pi
- Kannada
- ಹಪ್ಪುಸವಗ Happu Savaga, ಹಪ್ಪುಸಾವಿಗೆ Happusaavige, ಹುಲಿತೊರಡು Huli Toradu
- Malayalam
- കാവളം Kaavalam, പീനാറി Peenari, രമണപ്പൂ Ramanappoo, കാവളം
- Marathi
- गोलदडा Goldada, गोलदार Goldaar, कुकर Kukar, कुकर
About Hirik
A member of the Sterculiaceae family, Spotted Sterculia (Sterculia guttata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 3 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also along ghats. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Hirik belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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