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'''''Sterculia''''' is a [[genus]] colloquially termed the tropical chestnuts. The scientific name is taken from [[Sterculius]] of [[Roman mythology]], who was the god of manure; this is in reference to the unpleasant aroma of the flowers of this genus (e.g., ''[[Sterculia foetida]]'').
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Sterculia (Sterculius of Roman mythology, from stercus, manure; applied to these plants because of the odor of the leaves and fruits of some species). Sterculiaceae. Trees grown in the greenhouse, but also outdoors in the South.
 
Sterculia (Sterculius of Roman mythology, from stercus, manure; applied to these plants because of the odor of the leaves and fruits of some species). Sterculiaceae. Trees grown in the greenhouse, but also outdoors in the South.
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*''[[Sterculia africana]]'', Mopopaja tree
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*''[[Sterculia alexandri]]'', Cape sterculia
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*''[[Sterculia apetala]]'', Panama tree
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*''[[Sterculia balanghas]]''
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*''[[Sterculia cinerea]]''
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*''[[Sterculia colorata]]'', Scarlet sterculia
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*''[[Sterculia diversifolia]]'', Bottle tree
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*''[[Sterculia foetida]]'', bastard poon tree, hazel sterculia, wild almond tree<ref>http://www.worldagroforestry.org/Sea/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=98</ref> <!-- apparently incorrect: Sterculia nut, Java olive -->
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*''[[Sterculia guttata]]''
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*''[[Sterculia khasiana]]''
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*''[[Sterculia lychnophora]]'' Hance, Malva nut, Marg Jong (Thailand)
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*''[[Sterculia monosperma]]'', China chestnut, Pheng phok
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*''[[Sterculia murex]]'', Lowveld chestnut
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*''[[Sterculia oblongata]]''
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*''[[Sterculia parviflora]]''
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*''[[Sterculia quadrifida]]'', Gorarbar
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*''[[Sterculia quinqueloba]]'', Five-lobed sterculia
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*''[[Sterculia ramiflora]]'', An-ji-ur
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*''[[Sterculia rhinopetala]]'', Red sterculia
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*''[[Sterculia rogersii]]'', Ulumbu tree
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*''[[Sterculia scaphigera]]'', Pang da hai, the boat ''Sterculia'' seed
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*''[[Sterculia schliebenii]]''
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*''[[Sterculia tantraensis]]''
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*''[[Sterculia tomentosa]]''
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*''[[Sterculia treubii]]''
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*''[[Sterculia trichosiphon]]'', Broad-leaved bottle tree
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*''[[Sterculia urceolata]]''
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*''[[Sterculia urens]]'', Gulu
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*''[[Sterculia villosa]]''
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*''[[Sterculia zastrowiana]]''
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File:Sterculia urens W IMG 1914.jpg| photo 1
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File:Sterculia villosa flowers at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W Picture 243.jpg| photo 2
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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