Sterculia oblonga
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| Sterculia oblonga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sterculia |
| Species: | S. oblonga
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| Binomial name | |
| Sterculia oblonga Mast.
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| Synonyms | |
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Eribroma oblonga (Mast.) Pierre ex A.Chev. | |
Sterculia oblonga, the yellow sterculia, is a commercial timber tree in the family Malvaceae. It is native to the tropical rainforests of Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe) 1998. Sterculia oblonga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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