Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

December 10, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Sterculia

Specific Epithet

foetida

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#174,480 of 335,497

Top 53%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →