Sterculia

thumb|Ripe fruit capsules releasing their smooth seeds, Malaysia thumb|S. setigera, dry capsules and seeds – MHNT thumb|S. pruriens, wood texture – MHNT

Species

FamilyMalvaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast

Stinkbäume (Sterculia) sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Unterfamilie der Stinkbaumgewächse (Sterculioideae) innerhalb der Familie der Malvengewächse (Malvaceae). Sie ist mit etwa 100 bis 200 Arten in den Tropen und Subtropen weltweit verbreitet. Die größte Artenvielfalt gibt es im tropischen Asien. In China kommen 26 Arten vor, 14 davon nur dort. Den Namen Stinkbaum führen diese Bäume wegen des stinkenden Geruchs ihrer Blüten.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,046
With media: 2,128
Family: Malvaceae
Collections: YPM, UNICACH, INECOL, IBUNAM, UCMP, NY
Recorded in: United States, Mexico, Honduras, Philippines, Brazil, Brasil, Cameroon

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Research

438 papers

Recent advances of Sterculia gums uses in drug delivery systems.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2021
A Review on the Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of the Genus Sterculia.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2024
Sterculia and Brachychiton: a comprehensive overview on their ethnopharmacology, biological activities, phytochemistry and the role of their gummy exudates in drug delivery.The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology · 2018
Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of Sterculia lychnophora Hance (Pangdahai).Chinese journal of natural medicines · 2018
Neuroprotective Effect of Sterculia setigera Leaves Hydroethanolic Extract.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2024

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections

Contents

Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Species
Deprecated
Etymology
Ecology
Toxicity and uses
References
External links

thumb|Ripe fruit capsules releasing their smooth seeds, Malaysia thumb|S. setigera, dry capsules and seeds – MHNT thumb|S. pruriens, wood texture – MHNT

Sterculia is a genus of about 180 species of flowering plants in the hibiscus family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae. It was formerly placed in the now obsolete family Sterculiaceae. Members of the genus are colloquially known as tropical chestnuts. Sterculia may be monoecious or dioecious, and its flowers unisexual or bisexual.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sterculia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.