Botanical name: Sterculia urens
Common names: Kateera-gum, Katira, Kulu, Sterculia gum
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Origin: India
Kullu (Sterculia urens) is a beautiful tree with white skin.Sterculia urens is a fairly common variety bearing, in February and March, small, greenish-yellow flowers, hirsute and sticky. The leaves are hand-shaped and similar to those of the Sterculia foetida. It is found in dry forests in rocky areas. Extraction of gum is done during summer season. It has great medicinal value and is a highly valued gum in the international market. It is also used in confectionaries and chewing gums.
Similar plants: Sterculia urens (Kateera-gum)
- Brachychiton australis (Broad Leaved Bottletree)
- Firmiana colorata (Colored Sterculia)
- Firmiana simplex (Chinese Parasol Tree)
- Pterygota alata (Buddha Coconut )
- Sterculia apetala (Bellota)
- Sterculia appendiculata (Mgude)
- Sterculia ceramica (Lanyu Sterculia)
- Sterculia coccinea (Shrub Sterculia)
- Sterculia foetida (Peon)
- Sterculia lanceifolia (Lanceleaf Sterculia)
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