Sterculia setigera

Sterculia setigera
Nuts and seeds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sterculia
Species:
S. setigera
Binomial name
Sterculia setigera
Delile
Synonyms[2]
  • Clompanus tomentosa (Schott & Endl.) Kuntze
  • Cola tomentosa Schott & Endl.
  • Sterculia cinerea Schweinf.
  • Sterculia hartmanniana Schweinf.
  • Sterculia tomentosa Guill. & Perr.

Sterculia setigera is a deciduous tree species within the Malvaceae family. It commonly occurs in the Sahelo-Sudan and Guinea savannah zones of Tropical Africa. Among the Hausa people it is known as Kukkuki.[3] It is an important tree crop in Senegal as Gum karaya obtained from the woody species is exported from the country.[4][5]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Sterculia setigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156106803A156106805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156106803A156106805.en. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sterculia setigera". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ Ayodele, JT; Alao, OA; Olagbemiro, TO (20 January 2010). "The chemical composition of Sterculia setigera". Tropical Journal of Animal Science. 3 (2). doi:10.4314/tjas.v3i2.49771.
  4. ^ Atakpama, Wouyo; Batawila, Komlan; Dourma, Marra; Pereki, Hodabalo; Wala, Kpérkouma; Dimobe, Kangbéni; Akpagana, Koffi; Gbeassor, Messanvi (14 November 2012). "Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Sterculia setigera Del. in the Sudanian Zone of Togo (West Africa)". ISRN Botany. 2012: 1–8. doi:10.5402/2012/723157. S2CID 73141153.
  5. ^ Tadesse, Wubalem; Desalegn, Getachew (2009). "Sterculia setigera del. potential dryland resource for the production of gum karaya in Ethiopia: review" (PDF). Ethiopian Journal of Natural Resources. 11 (1): 83–98. S2CID 21715613.