Malvaceae FAMILY
Sterculia ampla
Sterculia ampla
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sterculia ampla is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 15 - 30 metres, around 40 - 70cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea
HabitatA sub-canopy or canopy tree in rainforest[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ].