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Sterculia

plant genus
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  • Musk mallow
    Malvaceae
    / Major genera and species

    The pantropical Sterculia (150 species) and the African Cola (125 species) were part of the former family Sterculiaceae, whose members were noted for having separate male and female flowers borne in often quite large and branched inflorescences. Those genera have sepals that are fused; there are no…

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    The pantropical Sterculia (150 species) and the African Cola (125 species) were part of the former family Sterculiaceae, whose members were noted for having separate male and female flowers borne in often quite large and branched inflorescences. Those genera have sepals that are fused; there are no…

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