Malvaceae FAMILY

Sterculia lanceifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sterculia lanceifolia is an evergreen shrub or small tree. The seed is sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption and a fibre is sometimes produced from the bark

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Bangladesh, northeast India, Myanmar.

HabitatForested slopes at elevations of 800 - 2,000 metres in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].