Sterculia urens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Sterculia urens Roxb.,1795

Homotypic
- Cavallium urens (Roxb.) Schott & Endl. in Melet. Bot.: 33 (1832)
- Clompanus urens (Roxb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
- Kavalama urens (Roxb.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 72 (1838)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Introduced into:
  - Cuba

Roxburgh, W. 1795–1798. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. I. Fasc. 1: colum. 1–28, lám. 21–25 (V.1795) Fasc. 2: colum. 29–40, lám. 26–50 (XI.1795) Fasc. 3: colum. 41–56, lám. 51–75 (VIII.1796) Fasc. 4: colum. 57–68, lám. 76–100 (I–III.1798) London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 1:25, t. 24.

Kress, W.J.E., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E.R. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. 2003. A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar (Revised from the original works by J. H. Lace, R. Rodger, H. G. Hundley, and U Chit Ko Ko on the "List of Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Principal Climbers, etc. Recorded from Burma"). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1–590. Smithsonian Institution. JSTOR BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sterculia urens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sterculia urens. Published online. Accessed: November 08 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Sterculia urens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 08. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Sterculia urens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 November 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sterculia urens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

English: kulu, Indian tragacanth, gum karaya, katira, sterculia gum, kateera gum
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕೆಂಪುದಾಳೆ
മലയാളം: തൊണ്ടി
தமிழ்: செந்தனுக்கு

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