Sterculia balanghas is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Leaves are simple, alternate; swollen at base and tipped; lamina elliptic, obovate, oblong, elliptic-ovate or oblong-ovate; base subcordate or round; apex acuminate; with entire margin. Flowers may be unisexual or polygamous are yellow or greenish-purple in color. Inflorescence show terminal or axillary panicles. Orange to red colored fruit is oblong and seeds are black in color.[2]
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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. balanghas
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The plant is known as "nawa - නාවා"[3] by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka.[4] It is widely used as an ornamental tree and as a fence tree in Sri Lanka.
References edit
- ^ "Sterculia balanghas L. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "Sterculia balanghas Ait. | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "Sterculia balanghas ,Sterculiaceae Family,SriLankaView, Flora in Sri Lanka,". srilankaview.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ^ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: නාවා [Nawa] (Sterculia balanghas)". biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
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