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Woody Family Sterculiaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Sterculia FamilySynonyms -
Authority - DC. or Vent.Total Number of genera - 67
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 1500
Plant forms - Trees, Shrubs, rarely herbs, lianes
World Distribution - Tropical & warm climates, few in temperate areas Timbers in Argyrodendron, Guazuma, Heritiera, Mansonia, Nesogordonia, Pterospermum, Sterculia, Triplochiton (Obeche)
Comments - Mostly trees & shrubs. Has commercial timbers. 65 genera with 650 species are trees.



Woody Genera of Sterculiaceae

Each link leads to more information on the chosen botanical families

1 - Abroma.
2 - Argyrodendron.
3 - Ayenia.
4 - Basiloxylon.
5 - Brachyglottis.
6 - Buettneria.
7 - Cheirostemon.
8 - Cola.
9 - Commersonia.
10 - Dombeya.
11 - Eriolaena.
12 - Erythropsis.
13 - Firmiana.
14 - Fremontia.
15 - Fremontodendron.
16 - Guazuma.
17 - Helicteres.
18 - Helmiopsiella.
19 - Helmiopsis.
20 - Heritiera.
21 - Herrania.
22 - Hildegardia.
23 - Kleinhovia.
24 - Leptonychia.
25 - Mansonia.
26 - Melochia.
27 - Nesogordonia.
28 - Octolobus.
29 - Pterocymbium.
30 - Pterospermum.
31 - Pterygota.
32 - Scaphium.
33 - Scaphopetalum.
34 - Sterculia.
35 - Tarrietia.
36 - Theobroma.
37 - Triplochiton.
38 - Turpinia.
39 - Waltheria.




End of Listing Woody Families of Sterculiaceae