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Sterculia murex

Immature fruits of S.murex.
Common names: lowveld chestnut(E), laeveld kastaiing (A) umbhaba (Swazi), mohlatsane (N Sotho)
Family: Malvaceae

... Garden  with additions by Yvonne Reynolds June 2002 Sterculia murex grows up to 6-12m with wide, with spreading ... and the netted veins conspicuous on the lower surface. Sterculia murex flowers in sprays at the ends of the usually ... for they are a breeding place of the "cotton stainers". Sterculia This is an unusual and quick growing tree for warm ...

01 / 07 / 2002 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Sterculia rogersii

Sterculia rogersii flowers
Common names: star-chestnut (Eng.); sterkastaiing (Afr.); mokgwakgwatha (NS); samani, nsolodza (Ts)
Family: Malvaceae

... grey smooth seeds through a gap lined with golden hairs. Sterculia rogersii can be found growing naturally in the ... tree. The leaves and young stems are eaten by browsers. Sterculia The size of the tree, its showy flowers and ... Do not water during winter when the plant is dormant. Sterculia rogersii  can be used as a pot plant and can be ...

21 / 03 / 2011 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Sterculia alexandri

Sterculia alexandri
Common names: Cape star-chestnut (Eng.); Kaapsesterkastaiing (Afr.)
Family: Malvaceae

... is its distribution, it is the sole member of the genus Sterculia that falls within the Cape Floristic Region. This is thus the furthest south of any of Africa’s Sterculia species; all the other African sterculias grow in hot, dry savanna to the north. Sterculia alexandri is only known from a few records, growing ...

30 / 11 / 2015 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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