Sterculia guttata

Sterculia guttata
	Sterculia guttata fruit
	Botanical illustration
Scientific 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
	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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sterculia guttata Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ 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.

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[powo-1] "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.

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