Sterculia apetala

Panama tree
	On the bank of the Orinoco, Venezuela
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Sterculia
Species:	S. apetala
Binomial name
	Sterculia apetala; (Jacq.) H.Karst.
Synonyms
	Clompanus apetala (Jacq.) Kuntze; Clompanus chichus (A. St.-Hil. ex Turpin) Kuntze; Clompanus punctatus (DC.) Kuntze; Helicteres apetala Jacq.; Sterculia capitata G. Karst. ex F. Seym.; Sterculia carthaginensis Cav. nom. illeg.; Sterculia chicha A. St.-Hil. ex Turpin; Sterculia elata Ducke; Sterculia punctata DC.;

Fruit capsule

Sterculia apetala, commonly known as the Panama tree,^[2] camoruco or manduvi tree, is a species of plant in the Malvaceae family.^[1] It is found in Central and South America and on Caribbean islands.

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H.Karst.". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ "Sterculia apetala". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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[plantlist-1] "Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H.Karst.". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[2] "Sterculia apetala". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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Panama tree

On the bank of the Orinoco, Venezuela
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Sterculia
Species:	S. apetala
Binomial name
*Sterculia apetala* (Jacq.) H.Karst.^[1]
Synonyms^[1]
Clompanus apetala (Jacq.) Kuntze Clompanus chichus (A. St.-Hil. ex Turpin) Kuntze Clompanus punctatus (DC.) Kuntze Helicteres apetala Jacq. Sterculia capitata G. Karst. ex F. Seym. Sterculia carthaginensis Cav. nom. illeg. Sterculia chicha A. St.-Hil. ex Turpin Sterculia elata Ducke Sterculia punctata DC.