Sterculia rubiginosa Vent.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (Sterculia Or Cocoa Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COCOA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Balanghas rubiginosa (Vent.) Raf.; Clompanus rubiginosa (Vent.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sterculia rubiginosa Vent.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Rare in Tropical evergreen forests, grows on sandy slopes in disturbed upland mixed dipterocarp forest.
  • Key identification features : Small sized trees 3–6 m tall; dbh 0.2–7 cm; trunk tomentose; outer bark whitish-grey, inner bark yellowish; leaves simple; inflorescence terminal, paniculate; flower buds pinkish-green; flowers male, petals connate at tips, whitish-green outside, dark purple inside; flower red.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Ray hills, Great Nicobar Island
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2013). Flora of North Andaman Islands, India. Biodiversity in India. 6. 111-208. Pg.: 23
    • Brandis Dietrich. Indian trees, Constable and company Ltd, London, 1921. Pg.: 701
    • https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4035428039
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
    • B. K. Sinha. (1999). Flora of Great Nicobar Island (P. K. Hajra & P. S. N. Rao, Eds.). Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sterculia rubiginosa
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Sterculia rubiginosa. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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