Sterculia treubii

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Cenda kepuh tree

Malvaceae Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil

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Description

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is straight and 60 cm across. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are narrowly oval and 10-30 cm long by 5-14 cm wide. The base is rounded. The flowering shoots have many branches. They are in the axils of leaves or near the ends of branches. The fruit is a star shaped pod. It is oblong and has 2-5 follicles. It is 4-9.5 cm long and red and splits open. The seeds are narrowly oval, black and 1.5 cm long.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten, and seed oil is used.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in primary and secondary forests up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia, Malesia, New Guinea, Sunda Is., SE Asia,

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.

Notes

Also put in the family Sterculiaceae.

Also Known As

Pohon kepuh cenda

References (6)

Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2114
Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 42
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 525
Walter, A. & Sam C., 2002, Fruits of Oceania. ACIAR Monograph No. 85. Canberra. p 248
Wickens, G.E., 1995, Edible Nuts. FAO Non-wood forest products. FAO, Rome. p156

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