Sterculia appendiculata (Mgude)

Sterculia appendiculata green leaves close up showing heart shape with prominent vein lines

Botanical name: Sterculia appendiculata

Common names: Mgude, Yellow barked Sterculia

Family: Malvaceae

Subfamily: Sterculioideae

Origin: East Africa

Plant used for bonsaiLarge tree taller than 20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunModerate water

One of the most characteristic and tallest trees of this vegetation type, it is a protected species and in natural habitat many of these large, yellow-barked trees have been left standing amid cultivation and grazing land, thus indicating how widespread the Sterculia forests used to be.

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Sterculia appendiculata green leaves on a young plant in a black plastic container


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