Sterculia guttata
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Sterculia guttata | |
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Sterculia guttata fruit | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Sterculia |
Species: | S. guttata
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Binomial name | |
Sterculia guttata Roxb. (1814)
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Sterculia guttata, the spotted sterculia, is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India, Bangladesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos.[1] Extracts from its seeds have been tested for use as an insecticide against mosquito larvae.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Sterculia guttata Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Katade, Sushama R.; Pawar, Pushpa V.; Tungikar, Vijay B.; Tambe, Amruta S.; Kalal, Kamlakar M.; Wakharkar, Radhika D.; Deshpande, Nirmala R. (1 January 2006). "Larvicidal Activity of Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate from Sterculia guttata Seeds Against Two Mosquito Species". Chemistry & Biodiversity. 3 (1): 49–53. doi:10.1002/cbdv.200690006. PMID 17193215. S2CID 27929083.
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- Flora of Bangladesh
- Flora of Myanmar
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- Plants described in 1814
- Taxa named by William Roxburgh
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