Sterculia foetida L.
Frost tender, tall tree with palmate, 5 to 9-lobed leaves, to 20cm long, and terminal panicles, to 30cm long, of reddish flowers, with an offensive odour and deeply cut into 5 lobes, wooly inside. It has edible seeds. To 20m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain in 1690. [PD].
History at Camden Park
Listed in a handwritten note in an 1850 catalogue held at the Mitchell Library and inscribed on the front Wm. Macarthur, 23rd Dec. 1854. [ML 635.9m]. It also appears in another copy of the 1850 catalogue in the Macarthur Papers held at the Mitchell Library. [MP A2947A]. Certainly grown in the gardens at this time but probably short lived.
Notes
Published Mar 07, 2010 - 04:00 PM | Last updated Mar 07, 2010 - 04:01 PM
| Family | Sterculiaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Tropical Asia and Africa |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Sterculia foetida |
| Confidence level | high |