About Spotted Sterculia
Sterculia guttata, the spotted sterculia, is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India, Bangladesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos. Extracts from its seeds have been tested for use as an insecticide against mosquito larvae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sterculia guttata
- Genus
- Sterculia
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also along ghats
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- Marathi
- गोलदडा Goldada, गोलदार Goldaar, कुकर Kukar
Botanical family
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Spotted Sterculia belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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