Sterculia guttata

Sterculia guttata
Sterculia guttata fruit
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sterculia
Species:
S. guttata
Binomial name
Sterculia guttata
Roxb. (1814)
Synonyms[1]
  • Astrodendrum malabaricum Dennst. (1818)
  • Clompanus malabarica (Dennst.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Sterculia alata Wall. (1829), not validly publ.
  • Sterculia cuneata B.Heyne ex Wall. (1829), not validly publ.

Sterculia guttata, the spotted sterculia, is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India, Bangladesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos.[1] Extracts from its seeds have been tested for use as an insecticide against mosquito larvae.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Sterculia guttata Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ Katade, Sushama R.; Pawar, Pushpa V.; Tungikar, Vijay B.; Tambe, Amruta S.; Kalal, Kamlakar M.; Wakharkar, Radhika D.; Deshpande, Nirmala R. (1 January 2006). "Larvicidal Activity of Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate from Sterculia guttata Seeds Against Two Mosquito Species". Chemistry & Biodiversity. 3 (1): 49–53. doi:10.1002/cbdv.200690006. PMID 17193215. S2CID 27929083.