Sterculia amazonica

Botanical Description

Sterculia amazonica is a tree that can grow around 20 - 40 metres tall. The bole is unbuttressed[ 2060 Title Tres Nuevas Especies de Sterculia L. (Sterculiaceae) de Venezuela Publication Acta Bot. Venez, 28 (1); 135-144, 2005 Author Mondragón A. Publisher Year 2005 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a source of materials. Sterculia amazonica is a little known species that is distributed in southern Venezuela and possibly also in Brazil. The main threats to the species are urban development and the use of wood for the production of canoes and houses[ 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. ]. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].