Sterculia rubiginosa

Botanical Description

Sterculia rubiginosa is a deciduous tree growing up to 20 metres tall, but usually smaller. The bole can be 35cm in diameter with buttresses up to 1 metre high[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. , 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood and fibre.