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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

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

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Family Sterculiaceae
Category
Region of origin

Tropical Asia and Africa
Synonyms
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Sterculia foetida 
Confidence level high