Sterculia villosa

Sterculia villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus: Sterculia
Species: S.villosa
Binomial name
Sterculia villosa

Sterculia villosa, the hairy sterculia or elephant rope tree, Tamil ஓடல் (ōḍal), is a small to large, often spreading deciduous tree having large long-stalked deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers. It is native to southern India and south Asia where it is found in moist deciduous forest habitats.


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