About elephant rope tree
Sterculia villosa, the hairy sterculia, or elephant rope tree, known vernacularly as Sardol, Udal, or Udar in Northeast India, is a medium-sized, monoecious tree. A leaf from this plant is characterized by a petiole about 25–40 cm long and by a lamina composed of 5-7-lobes, approximately 20–40 cm long and wide. The leaves are glabrescent on the top but tomentose on the bottom. The elephant rope tree's panicles are about 15–30 cm long, rusty in color and pendulous. Its flowers are unisexual and have pedicels about 4–8 mm long and thread-like bracteoles; the flowers are easily detached and tend to be shed at an early stage. Its seeds are oblong, smooth, and black.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sterculia villosa
- Genus
- Sterculia
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- South Asia, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ऊदल Udal
- Nepali
- ओदाने Odaane, ओदाने
- Bengali
- উদাল Udal, উদাল
- Tamil
- ஆனைநார் Anai-Nar, ஓடல் Otal, தணக்கு Tanakku
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿತಾಳೆ Bilitaale, ಕೈತಾಳೆ Kaitaale
- Malayalam
- വക്ക Vakka, വക്ക
- Marathi
- कुडाल Kudal, सारडा Saardaa, सरडोळ Sardol
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
elephant rope tree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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