Sterculia foetida L.

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Literature:

Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 557.

Other sources of information about Sterculia foetida:

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Sterculia foetida

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sterculia foetida
African Plant Database: Sterculia foetida
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sterculia foetida
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sterculia foetida
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sterculia foetida
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sterculia foetida
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sterculia foetida
JSTOR Plant Science: Sterculia foetida
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sterculia foetida
Plants of the World Online: Sterculia foetida
Tropicos: Sterculia foetida
Wikipedia: Sterculia foetida

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Sterculia foetida.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=178880, retrieved 27 October 2025

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