Sterculia bammleri
K. Schum.
Malvaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A tree. It grows 18 m tall. The trunk is 42 cm across. It has buttresses 4 m high. The flowers are yellow. They are on the stem and branches.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in primary forest. It grows on coral limestone rock.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Pacific, Papua, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia,
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds.
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plants List. Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.
Synonyms
Clompanus bammleri Kuntze
Also Known As
Warisan
References (3)
- May, R.J., 1984, Kaikai Aniani. A Guide to Bush Foods Markets and Culinary Arts of Papua New Guinea. Robert Brown and Associates. p 63
- Notizbl. Konigl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1:53 1895
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
