Sterculia graciliflora Perkins

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Sterculia graciliflora Perkins

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11194, Jul 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. Davao del Sur. slope of the Sibulan River, Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao.

  • Habitat

    In damp wood upon a nearly precipitous slope of the Sibulan river.

  • Description

    Small erect tree; stem subterete, 30 feet high, 10 inches thick; branches scattered above the middle, comparatively short, divaricately rebranched and horizontally spreading; wood soft, fibrous, odorless, with a sweet taste, white or reddish brown towards the center; bark smoothish, mottled, comparatively thick, yellowish brown beneath the gray epidermis; leaves thinly coriaceous, horizontally spreading, tips recurved, flat or only a trifle conduplicate on the sublucid upper surface; inflorescence ascendingly spreading all the stalks and buds green; the odorless flowers pendulous, the central basal portion rich purple, anthers (?) light yellow;.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4353864

    Occurrence ID: 391aa96c-3b2c-4e47-ab84-c064ccb868ff

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Davao del Sur

  • Locality

    slope of the Sibulan River, Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao

  • Elevation

    Alt. 381 m. (1250 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

  • Distribution

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^1104« Sterculia graciliflora Perk* Small erect
tyea In tamp wood upon a nearly precipitous slope of the
' fW!m?	TiT0t at 1&80 feet; stem subterete, BO feet high,
Pm inches thick; branches scattered above the middle, com-
paratively short» divaricately rebranched and horizontally
spreading; wood soft, fibroma» odorless, with a sweet taste,
.white or reddish brown toward the center; bark smoothish,
mottled, comparatively thick* yellowish brown beneath the
gray epidermis; leaves thi$|y coriaceous, horizontally
Spreading* tips recurved» jifcat or ofelv a trifle oondupllcate
on tha sublucid uppeF ssir£#§#; inflorescence ascendingly
spreading all the stalks and buds green; the odorless
flowers pendulous, the central basal portion rich purple,
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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS
DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER
TODAYA (MT. APO), DISTRICT OF DAVAO
ISLAND OF MINDANAO, JULY, 1 909
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