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Sterculia
	Sterculia foetida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
(unranked):	Angiosperms;
(unranked):	Eudicots;
(unranked):	Rosids;
Order:	Malvales;
Family:	Malvaceae;
Genus:	Sterculia;
Species
	See text.

Sterculia is a genus colloquially termed the tropical chestnuts. The scientific name is taken from Sterculius of Roman mythology, who was the god of manure; this is in reference to the unpleasant aroma of the flowers of this genus (e.g., Sterculia foetida).

Sterculia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix xenaula, which feeds exclusively on the genus.

[edit] Sterculia species (tropical chestnuts)

Sterculia africana, Mopopaja tree
Sterculia alexandri, Cape sterculia
Sterculia apetala, Panama tree
Sterculia balanghas
Sterculia cinerea
Sterculia colorata, Scarlet sterculia
Sterculia diversifolia, Bottle tree
Sterculia foetida, bastard poon tree, hazel sterculia, wild almond tree^[1]
Sterculia guttata
Sterculia khasiana
Sterculia lychnophora Hance, Malva nut, Marg Jong (Thailand)
Sterculia monosperma, China chestnut, Pheng phok
Sterculia murex, Lowveld chestnut
Sterculia oblongata
Sterculia parviflora

Sterculia quadrifida, Gorarbar
Sterculia quinqueloba, Five-lobed sterculia
Sterculia ramiflora, An-ji-ur
Sterculia rhinopetala, Red sterculia
Sterculia rogersii, Ulumbu tree
Sterculia scaphigera, Pang da hai, the boat Sterculia seed
Sterculia schliebenii
Sterculia tantraensis
Sterculia tomentosa
Sterculia treubii
Sterculia trichosiphon, Broad-leaved bottle tree
Sterculia urceolata
Sterculia urens, Gulu
Sterculia villosa
Sterculia zastrowiana

[edit] Different species of Sterculia

Sterculia urens in Keesara, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.	Sterculia urens in Keesara, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.	Sterculia urens in Keesara, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.	Sterculia urens in Keesara, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.	Sterculia foetida trunk with flowers & fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Sterculia foetida canopy with flowers & fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sterculia foetida in Hyderabad, India.	Sterculia foetida in Hyderabad, India.	Sterculia foetida in Hyderabad, India.	Sterculia foetida in Hyderabad, India.	Sterculia villosa tree at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.	Sterculia villosa flowers at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
Sterculia villosa flowers at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.	Sterculia villosa at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.	Sterculia villosa trunk at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.	Sterculia foetida in Hyderabad, India.	Sterculia foetida in Hyderabad, India.	Sterculia foetida in Hyderabad, India.