Biology:Sterculia balanghas

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Sterculia balanghas
Sterculia balanghas fructus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sterculia
Species:
S. balanghas
Binomial name
Sterculia balanghas
Synonyms
  • Balanghas telabo Raf.
  • Southwellia angustifolia Wight
  • Southwellia balanghas Spach [1]

Sterculia balanghas is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Leaves are simple, alternate; swollen at base and tipped; lamina elliptic, obovate, oblong, elliptic-ovate or oblong-ovate; base subcordate or round; apex acuminate; with entire margin. Flowers may be unisexual or polygamous are yellow or greenish-purple in color. Inflorescence show terminal or axillary panicles. Orange to red colored fruit is oblong and seeds are black in color.[2]

The plant is known as "nawa - නාවා"[3] by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka.[4] It is widely used as an ornamental tree and as a fence tree in Sri Lanka.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17579180 entry