Sterculia megistophylla

The most attractive part of the tree is the bunches of reddish fruits in clusters of five, beset with dense stellate hairs and its inner surface is glabrous on the inner surface. There are about 10-12 seeds in each follicle; these

seeds are ellipsoid, white when young and black when ripened.

Similar plants:

• Brachychiton australis, Sterculia trichosiphon (Broad Leaved Bottletree)
• Firmiana colorata, Sterculia colorata (Colored Sterculia, Bonfire tree, Scarlet Sterculia, Iwil-iwil, Indian Almond)
• Firmiana simplex, Sterculia platanifolia (Chinese Parasol Tree)
• Pterygota alata, Sterculia alata (Buddha Coconut )
• Sterculia apetala, Helicteres apetala, Sterculia carthaginensis, Sterculia chicha (Bellota, Panama Tree)
• Sterculia appendiculata (Mgude, Yellow barked Sterculia)
• Sterculia ceramica (Lanyu Sterculia)
• Sterculia coccinea, Sterculia lanceolata var. coccinea, Sterculia hamiltonii (Shrub Sterculia, Kelumpang)
• Sterculia foetida (Peon, Indian Almond, Hazel Sterculia, Java Olive, Skunk Tree)
• Sterculia lanceifolia, Sterculia roxburghii (Lanceleaf Sterculia)