Sterculia oblonga, the yellow sterculia, is a commercial timber tree in the family Malvaceae. It is native to the tropical rainforests of Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sterculia oblonga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sterculia
Species:
S. oblonga
Binomial name
Sterculia oblonga
Mast.
Synonyms

Eribroma oblonga (Mast.) Pierre ex A.Chev.

References edit

  1. ^ African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe) 1998. Sterculia oblonga. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.