Biology:Sterculia alexandri

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Sterculia alexandri
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sterculia
Species:
S. alexandri
Binomial name
Sterculia alexandri

Sterculia alexandri is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to South Africa , occurring in the Eastern Cape, and only found in a few localities: the Winterhoek Mountains near Uitenhage, Van Staaden's Mountains near Port Elizabeth and the Kouga Dam at the start of the Baviaanskloof. It is threatened by habitat loss.

This is a small tree growing on forest margins, stream banks, in scrub, and the slopes of valleys and ravines.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5465234 entry