Firmiana simplex, Sterculia platanifolia

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Flowers are tan-yellow in color, they are panicles on the terminal ends of the branches. Flowering occurs from mid June to early July. Fruit are pea sized, attached to leafy carpels that split open after flowering. Provides dense shade, popular as a street tree in Asia.

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• Firmiana colorata, Sterculia colorata (Colored Sterculia, Bonfire tree, Scarlet Sterculia, Iwil-iwil, Indian Almond)
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• Sterculia apetala, Helicteres apetala, Sterculia carthaginensis, Sterculia chicha (Bellota, Panama Tree)
• Sterculia appendiculata (Mgude, Yellow barked Sterculia)
• Sterculia ceramica (Lanyu Sterculia)
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• Sterculia foetida (Peon, Indian Almond, Hazel Sterculia, Java Olive, Skunk Tree)
• Sterculia lanceifolia, Sterculia roxburghii (Lanceleaf Sterculia)
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