Sterculia rhinopetala

Botanical Description

Sterculia rhinpetala is a deciduous tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 120cm in diameter, it can be branchless for up to 21 metres, with narrow buttresses up to 3 metres high[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of timber. The tree is also exploited commercially for its timber[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Although Sterculia rhinopetala is exploited quite heavily for its timber, it is currently not considered to be significantly globally threatened. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].